{"id":21996,"date":"2022-06-29T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21996"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:45:25","slug":"ongc-chopper-with-nine-onboard-makes-emergency-landing-in-the-arabian-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/29\/ongc-chopper-with-nine-onboard-makes-emergency-landing-in-the-arabian-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"ONGC chopper with nine onboard makes emergency landing in the Arabian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An ONGC helicopter on the way to the Sagar Kiran rig in the Arabian Sea crashed on Tuesday (June 28) killing 4 out of 9 on board the chopper.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ONGC employees <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The chopper went down almost 1145 hrs, just 1 nautical mile away from Sagar Kiran, but managed to stay afloat with the help of the attached floaters. Rescuers, including vessel Malviya-16 and a speed boat from the rig, operated to pull out all nine people on board the ill-fated chopper, but 4 of them were announced dead after being transferred to hospital by a Navy helicopter. The chopper was carrying ONGC workers, along with two pilots. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As per a statement on PTI, ONGC workers were traveling in a brand new, one of six Sikorsky S-76D helicopters that Pawan Hans had recently leased from the Milestone Aviation Group<\/a>. The Sikorsky S-76 is the exact generation of helicopters in which Basketball star Kobe Bryant died in 2020. However, the helicopter he was hanging was the S-76B against the S-76D of ONGC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directorate General of Civil Aviation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The chopper was about 4-5 minutes away from its destination – ONGC’s Sagar Kiran rig – when the incident took place. The circumstances that led to the incident were not directly known but western offshore had inclement weather and there was a swell in the sea. Officials said ONGC has already instituted an inquiry into the incident. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is also possible to order a separate inquiry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Detailing sequence, officials told the chopper took off from Juhu helibase this morning just like any other day but 1 or 1.5 km from the landing zone on the rig, it went down into the sea. It, however, operated to stay afloat with floaters fitted on such helicopters going offshore. “What we don’t know is if the helicopter toppled during the float,” an official told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All 9 persons onboard helicopter were rescued. Unfortunately, four of them, brought unconscious to the Mumbai base and taken to the hospital, lost the battle of life. #ONGC<\/a> deeply mourns this loss. https:\/\/t.co\/ljfmDesV3K<\/a><\/p>— Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) (@ONGC_) June 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>