Overhaul two years late for Indian KA-28 that crashed
The Board of Inquiry into the crash of Kamov-28 helicopter of the Navy would look into the apparent failure of the floatation gear of the chopper and delay in the overhaul of the copter.
The Inquiry would consider the fact that only one of the floatation gear operated as the chopper crashed into sea, around 20 miles off Goa coast, Naval sources said. The inquiry would also deal with the apparent delay in overhaul of the anti-submarine warfare chopper, the sources said. The over haul was due for over two years, they added. The recovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) would also help zero in on th e cause of the crash of the helicopter which was on a training sortie, the sources said. This is the fourth crash involving a Kamov-28 helicopter since 1984. In August 2005, four crew members on board a Kamov-28 were killed when it crashed into jungles near Goa
The Board of Inquiry into the crash of Kamov-28 helicopter of the Navy would look into the apparent failure of the floatation gear of the chopper and delay in the overhaul of the copter.
The Inquiry would consider the fact that only one of the floatation gear operated as the chopper crashed into sea, around 20 miles off Goa coast, Naval sources said. The inquiry would also deal with the apparent delay in overhaul of the anti-submarine warfare chopper, the sources said. The over haul was due for over two years, they added. The recovery of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) would also help zero in on th e cause of the crash of the helicopter which was on a training sortie, the sources said. This is the fourth crash involving a Kamov-28 helicopter since 1984. In August 2005, four crew members on board a Kamov-28 were killed when it crashed into jungles near Goa
