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Guwahati: A Pawan Hans helicopter with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu onboard went missing on Saturday.
The chopper, which took off from Tawang at 9.50 am and was supposed to land in Itanagar at 11.30 am, is untraceable.
Arunachal MP Takam Sanjay said the chopper lost communication with the ground after crossing the Tezpur airbase in Assam.
"We are in touch with the Defence Ministry and civil aviation authorities," Sanjay said.
The AS350 B-3 helicopter had two crew members and three passengers on board, including the CM and his personal security officer. The third passenger is said to be the sister of an MLA.
The authorities have been put on high alert and a search operation is underway.
It could not be established whether the chopper made any emergency landing en route.
The weather in Itanagar is reported to be fine.
The helicopter in question, AS350 B-3, is a single-engine chopper. In case of an engine failure, there are very slim chances of the helicopter making a safe landing.
The incident comes just days after another Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Tawang on April 19, killing 17 people and injuring six.
The Pawan Hans Helicopter Services Limited (PHHL) has been operating five helicopters across Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and daily Guwahati-Tawang services for the past nine years. It is one of the major lifelines of the landlocked Arunachal Pradesh.
Guwahati: A Pawan Hans helicopter with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu onboard went missing on Saturday.
The chopper, which took off from Tawang at 9.50 am and was supposed to land in Itanagar at 11.30 am, is untraceable.
Arunachal MP Takam Sanjay said the chopper lost communication with the ground after crossing the Tezpur airbase in Assam.
"We are in touch with the Defence Ministry and civil aviation authorities," Sanjay said.
The AS350 B-3 helicopter had two crew members and three passengers on board, including the CM and his personal security officer. The third passenger is said to be the sister of an MLA.
The authorities have been put on high alert and a search operation is underway.
It could not be established whether the chopper made any emergency landing en route.
The weather in Itanagar is reported to be fine.
The helicopter in question, AS350 B-3, is a single-engine chopper. In case of an engine failure, there are very slim chances of the helicopter making a safe landing.
The incident comes just days after another Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Tawang on April 19, killing 17 people and injuring six.
The Pawan Hans Helicopter Services Limited (PHHL) has been operating five helicopters across Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura and daily Guwahati-Tawang services for the past nine years. It is one of the major lifelines of the landlocked Arunachal Pradesh.
