A government helicopter crashed at Raipur airport on Thursday night, leaving two pilots dead.
Two pilots died after a Chhattisgarh state helicopter crashed on the runway at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Thursday night. The pilots have been identified as Captain Gopal Krishna Panda and Captain AP Srivastava.
While one of them died on the spot, the other lost his life on the way to the hospital, as per sources.
The helicopter was completely destroyed in the accident, which happened during a routine training sortie.
The crash appears to have been caused by technical malfunction. A detailed investigation at the behest of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the state government will be undertaken to ascertain the exact cause.
