NEW DELHI: Two pilots and an plane upkeep engineer misplaced their lives in a chopper crash close to Pune early Wednesday morning. The Agusta 109 (VT-EVV) of Heritage Aviation was on its means from Oxford Helipad (Pune) to Juhu in Mumbai. About 20 nautical miles from Oxford Helipad, it crashed right into a hill in dense fog.
“Agusta 109 helicopter bearing registration VT-EVV of Heritage Aviation crashed approx 20 Nm from Oxford Helipad (Pune).There have been two pilots and one AME onboard with no passengers and preliminary reviews recommend deadly accidents to all three crew onboard. The pilots had been Captain Pillai and Captain Paramjit. These are preliminary particulars and additional affirmation of particulars is being sought,” stated a DGCA official.
