Since 2002, 16 Dhruv Helicopters Involved in Accidents, Government Says
NEW DELHI: Since 2002, 16 Dhruv helicopters, built by Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited (HAL), have been involved in accidents, of which 12
occurred due to human error and environmental factors, government said
on Tuesday.
In a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, minister of state for
defence Rao Inderjit Singh said 78 of the 85 Dhruv helicopters, for
which contract had been signed, have been delivered to the Indian Army.
The Dhruv helicopters were also being sold to the Ecuadorian government, but the project has been now grounded.
"Since 2002, 14 military and 2 civil Dhruv helicopters have been
involved in accidents, out of which 11 occurred in India and 5 abroad.
Out of 16 accidents, 12 occurred due to human error and environment
factors and the remaining 4 due to technical reasons," Singh said.
Reference : http://www.indiandefensenews.in
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