Air Force Chopper Crash-Lands In Jammu And Kashmir, Passengers Safe

New Delhi: A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crash-landed in Natha Top in Jammu and Kashmir soon after it took off on a routine sortie this morning, official sources said.

The two passengers and two crew members on board the military chopper are safe, they said.

The helicopter was on a routine sortie from Jammu when it crash-landed at the Natha Top helipad at around 9:50 am, the sources said.

A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.


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