Tuesday, October 01, 2013

DGCA accident probe team reaches site over 24 hours after copter crash

Mumbai: After the Bell 212 helicopter crashed in Murbad, it was more than 24 hours later that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) accident investigation from Delhi reached the spot on Monday to begin its investigations into the probable cause of the Sunday mishap that killed all the five people on board. The delay on the part of the team to reach the spot raises questions about the authorities' seriousness about the investigation. "The DGCA has a safety cell in Mumbai and they should have reached the site within the minimum possible time so that photographic evidence of the entire debris and its location could be collected before it is disturbed," said Capt Mohan Ranganathan, member, Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council. "But the fact that they reached so late only shows that the DGCA Accident Investigation Bureau are not serious about the mishap investigation."
01/10/13 Times of India
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