A heroic pilot crash-landed a medical helicopter on Jan. 11, without any loss of life in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia. He somehow avoided a web of power lines and buildings as the aircraft fluttered, hit the street, and slid into bushes outside a church, authorities and witnesses said. It was a “miracle” that none of…
‘It’s An Absolute Miracle’: Medical Helicopter Crashes Near Church, All 4 Aboard Survive
Helicopter Carrying Indian Military Chief Crashes; 13 Dead
NEW DELHI—A helicopter carrying India’s military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, killing 13 of the 14 people on board, a senior government official said. Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat’s condition was not immediately announced. S.P. Amrith, a senior civil administrator of the area where the crash took place, said rescuers were…
India’s Military Chief, 12 Others Killed in Helicopter Crash
NEW DELHI—India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It said in a tweet that the helicopter “met with a tragic accident.” The dead included Rawat’s wife. The air force said one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived…
Top Military Chief Among 13 Dead in Indian Helicopter Crash
A military helicopter carrying 14 people went down in southern India, and only one person on board the aircraft survived, the Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed on Wednesday. The dead included India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, the air force said—adding that one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived the crash…
Yoga Instructor Stranded in Sierras for 48 Hours Uses Meditation to Survive in Freezing Temperatures
California yoga instructor and hiking enthusiast Jolly Bose had planned with two hiking friends to summit Mt. Givens in the Sierras on an 8-mile trip that should have taken just four hours to complete. But when the ambitious hiker on Oct. 17 became separated from her companions, the trip turned into an over-48-hour struggle to…
US Navy Helicopter, Human Remains Recovered Off California
SAN DIEGO—The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in the Pacific Ocean off California have been recovered, the Navy said in a statement Tuesday. The MH-60S helicopter, its two pilots and three other sailors were lost in an Aug. 31 accident about 69 miles off the San…
Helicopter and Plane Collide Midair in Arizona; 2 Killed
CHANDLER, Ariz.—A helicopter and a single-engine plane collided in midair over suburban Phoenix Friday and the two people aboard the copter died after it crashed into a brush field near a municipal airport, officials said. The flight instructor and a student who were aboard the plane landed safely and were not hurt. The collision happened…
US Navy Helicopter Was Vibrating Before Crash That Killed 5
September 8, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A brief Navy narrative of a fatal helicopter crash off Southern California says the aircraft experienced “side-to-side” vibrations that caused the main rotor to hit the deck of an aircraft carrier while landing, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The MH-60S Seahawk fell off the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 31. One…
Taliban Seize Attack Helicopter From Afghan Government
Taliban forces seized an Afghan military helicopter after they captured the Shindand Air Base in Herat, northeastern Afghanistan, according to reports. Video footage of the seizure that has been widely circulating online shows the insurgents milling around an airport hangar that houses helicopters and aircraft spare parts. Herat, which is Afghanistan’s second-largest city, was mostly…
Helicopter Carrying 16 People Crashes in Russian Volcanic Lake; 8 Feared Dead
A helicopter carrying 16 people crashed into a volcanic crater lake in Russia on Thursday, leaving eight people missing and feared dead, rescue officials said. Tourists, along with crew members, aboard the Mi-8 helicopter were on a sight-seeing trip as it went down in Kurile Lake in the mountainous Kamchatka Peninsula, which was formed in a…
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