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Indian Navy’s Chetak chopper crash lands at Rajali base in Tamil Nadu, crew safe

The Chetak CH442 of the Indian Navy crashed while carrying out a dry winching dual sortie.

Updated on: Oct 1, 2018, 14:46:21 IST
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A Chetak CH442 of the Indian Navy crash-landed during a training sortie at INS Rajali naval base in Tamil Nadu’s Arakkonam on Monday.

A Chetak CH442 of the Indian Navy crash-landed during a training sortie at INS Rajali naval base in Tamil Nadu’s Arakkonam on Monday. (Representative Image/HT File Photo)
A Chetak CH442 of the Indian Navy crash-landed during a training sortie at INS Rajali naval base in Tamil Nadu’s Arakkonam on Monday. (Representative Image/HT File Photo)

The chopper crashed while carrying out a dry winching dual sortie.

The aircraft’s main and tail rotors suffered damage, however, the crew is safe.

More details about the incident are awaited.

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