Uttarakhand Helicopter Crash: DGCA Issues Statement | The Biggest Stories Of October 30, 2026
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Friday said that a Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter crashed near Chai village in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, killing all six people on board. The AS350B3 aircraft (VT-HCX), carrying a pilot and five passengers, had taken off from Badrinath at 1:14 pm for Dehradun's Sahastradhara helipad. In a statement issued on Friday evening, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said the helicopter was being operated by M/S Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd and had one pilot and five passengers on board.
