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India, Chopper Crashes, Incinerates


What: BSF HAL Chetak helicopter en route from Gujarat to Jodhpur
Where: Fatehpura village India
When: May 13 2011, 3.15 pm.
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: The chopper crashed around 3:14, killing the Captain Bal (pilot), co-pilot Vivek Choudhary (Deputy Commandant- BSF), BSF”s Sub-Inspector Sohan Lal and an engineer of Pawan Hans Helicopters ltd. S S Chopra. A fire followed the crash, completely engulfing the wreckage.

The pilot was a retired Army colonel.

After identification on May 14, the remains were returned to the families.

*This incident was reported to have occurred on Friday and on Saturday.

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