Three Killed In Ecuador's 2nd HAL Dhruv Crash

[Rahul9090]

Three persons on board an HAL-built Dhruv helicopter of the Ecuadorian government were killed in a crash, the President's office in the country has announced. The helicopter was reportedly on election duty, but was not assigned to transport the country's president at any time.

According to an AFP report, the Dhruv chopper was flying from Guayaquil to the country's capital Quito. It went down in the Chimborazo region, according to an Ecuadorian military spokesperson.

The three Ecuadorian military personnel who've lost their lives are Lieutenant Jorge Luis Flores, Sgt Unda Christian Benavides, and Captain Hector Caicedo. (RIP.) Captain Fabian Pazos survived the crash and is currently in intensive care.

This is the second Dhruv in Ecuadorian service to crash -- the first, during a military parade in October 2009, though both pilots escaped with minor injuries.

 

[Pakistanisage]

RIP to the deceased Personnel and Equipment.

 

[RAMPAGE]

Can't say RIP but salute to the fallen soldiers.

 

[kurup]

Link to the article .....Livefist: BREAKING: Three Killed In Ecuador's 2nd HAL Dhruv Crash

RIP to the dead .

 

[Nishan_101]

Three persons on board an HAL-built Dhruv helicopter of the Ecuadorian government were killed in a crash, the President's office in the country has announced. The helicopter was reportedly on election duty, but was not assigned to transport the country's president at any time.

According to an AFP report, the Dhruv chopper was flying from Guayaquil to the country's capital Quito. It went down in the Chimborazo region, according to an Ecuadorian military spokesperson.

The three Ecuadorian military personnel who've lost their lives are Lieutenant Jorge Luis Flores, Sgt Unda Christian Benavides, and Captain Hector Caicedo. (RIP.) Captain Fabian Pazos survived the crash and is currently in intensive care.

This is the second Dhruv in Ecuadorian service to crash -- the first, during a military parade in October 2009, though both pilots escaped with minor injuries.

Buy directly from EU. Pakistan has not good marketing in the recent past like they can offer they Military as well as commercial line of products in African, South American and in markets of Muslim world. I am sure with only that they can make more than $21-30 Billions each year.

 

[danish_vij]

Buy directly from EU. Pakistan has not good marketing in the recent past like they can offer they Military as well as commercial line of products in African, South American and in markets of Muslim world. I am sure with only that they can make more than $21-30 Billions each year.

stop it now i know what ur intentions are...doint try to spoil the thread nd convert it into anti dhruv propaganda!!

 

[cybertron]

RIP. Let wait for further information, before jumping to conclusions.

 

[Nishan_101]

But it took lives.

 

[kurup]

But it took lives.

Helicopter from every part of the world crashes and takes lives . Nothing new .

There is nothing like a uncrashable helicopter .

 

[rockstarIN]

Rip.....

 

[That Guy]

stop it now i know what ur intentions are...doint try to spoil the thread nd convert it into anti dhruv propaganda!!

That's just nishan. He's...special, so just ignore him.

 

[saikumar]

RIP

 

[Indischer]

RIP to the dead. This crash might be a spanner in the works as far as further exports go.

 

[OrionHunter]

RIP to the dead. This crash might be a spanner in the works as far as further exports go.

Let's wait for the results of the inquiry. It could have been due to pilot error as was the case in the first crash.

 

[Raje amar]

RIP...
Very sad news indeed.

As of Dhruva... nobody knows it better than India.....
We have trusted these birds in the challenging times of Uttaranchal... so our beliefs are firm that its a very safe flying machine. Though it will hurt the export potential a bit.