Itanagar/Tezpur: A Pawan Hans helicopter today made an emergency landing on a road due to inclement weather at Gohpur Balijan in Sonitpur district near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border.
According to officials of the Civil Aviation Department of Arunachal Pradesh, the chopper was on its way from Naharlagun to Guwahati with 19 passengers and five crew members on board.
The helicopter made an emergency landing on a road connecting Gohpur with Itanagar at Balijan due to inclement weather.
"There was no technical problem and no one was injured," the officials said.
The chopper took off from Naharlagun helipad at 8.40 AM for Guwahati after ascertaining technical fitness and weather clearances from ATC Tezpur, Jorhat and Guwahati, a Civil Aviation department release said.
14/07/15 PTI/Business Standard
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According to officials of the Civil Aviation Department of Arunachal Pradesh, the chopper was on its way from Naharlagun to Guwahati with 19 passengers and five crew members on board.
The helicopter made an emergency landing on a road connecting Gohpur with Itanagar at Balijan due to inclement weather.
"There was no technical problem and no one was injured," the officials said.
The chopper took off from Naharlagun helipad at 8.40 AM for Guwahati after ascertaining technical fitness and weather clearances from ATC Tezpur, Jorhat and Guwahati, a Civil Aviation department release said.
14/07/15 PTI/Business Standard
