MUMBAI: After the Bell 212 helicopter crashed in Murbad, it was more than 24 hours later that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) accident investigation from Delhi reached the spot on Monday to begin its investigations into the probable cause of the Sunday mishap that killed all the five people on board. The delay on the part of the team to reach the spot raises questions about the authorities' seriousness about the investigation.
"The DGCA has a safety cell in Mumbai and they should have reached the site within the minimum possible time so that photographic evidence of the entire debris and its location could be collected before it is disturbed," said Capt Mohan Ranganathan, member, Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council. "But the fact that they reached so late only shows that the DGCA Accident Investigation Bureau are not serious about the mishap investigation."
The accident investigation team from Delhi apparently had reached Murbad on Sunday evening but they visited the site, which is located on a hill that can be reached after a twohour trek from NH 222, the next morning around 9.30 am. The officials spent about five hours at the site, collecting samples and looking for evidence. The team has taken possession of the Cockpit Voice Recorder, which will be decoded for the conversation in the cockpit till the time of the crash. Aviation sources said the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has ruled out sabotage.
N K Balakrishanan, CEO of United Helicharters, the company that lost the ill-fated chopper, said, "We have been given permission to clear the wreckage. It will be brought back to Juhu airport." United Helicharters had taken the chopper on lease and the aircraft was insured. Later in the day, the local police, with the help of villagers, carried most of the debris from the hill down to the road for transportation to Juhu airport.
The police have recorded statement of the residents who witnessed the chopper coming down. Hemant Patil, assistant police inspector from Tokawade police station, said, "So far, we have recorded the statements of about 10 villagers. All of them claimed that they saw the chopper flying very low. Some mentioned that the helicopter made a strange rumbling noise."
THE MISHAP
A twin-engine , 13-seater helicopter, Bell 212, leased by private aircraft charter company United Helicharters , left the Juhu airport at 7.47am on Sunday for Aurangabad where it was to refuel and proceed to Nagpur. The aircraft was to land in Aurangabad at 9.15am. When the personnel realized that the aircraft had not landed at the slated time, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials raised an alarm. An hour before that, villagers in Murbad spotted the chopper flying very low, with a strange rumbling noise. It crashed at 8.15am, killing all five on board. The deceased were two pilots and three passengers—a pilot, an engineer and a technician.
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM
The accident investigation team from Delhi reached the crash site atop a hill in Murbad only on Monday morning, several hours after the mishap.
LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE
After the DGCA team started the investigations, the Cockpit Voice Recorder recovered by the local police on Sunday was handed over to it. Following five-hours inspections, the team gave permission to United Helicharters to collect the wreckage. It will be brought to Juhu airport .
(with inputs from Pradeep Gupta)
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