Floats Weren't Armed, Weather Inputs Missing: Pawan Hans Chopper Crash Probe

The helicopter crashed near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, killing a passenger.

AAIB report on Andaman helicopter crash says emergency float was 'off', passengers wore only partial harness

Preliminary probe into the crash-landing of a Pawan Hans helicopter into the waters of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on ...

Emergency floats not armed on Pawan Hans helicopter that crashed in Andaman & Nicobar on February 24: AAIB report

The SoP for operations at Port Blair as approved by DGCA in the company operations manual requires floats to be armed on ...

Andaman copter crash: Floats not armed, high descent led to sea impact, says probe report

Report also flags gaps in weather assessment ...