Helicopter with Six Onboard Crashes in Uttarakhand's Joshimath
The aircraft, operated by private firm Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd, was carrying five passengers and one pilot
UdaipurTimes, Oct 30, 2026 - A helicopter carrying six on board and flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed on Friday, October 30, afternoon, amid bad weather, as per reports. Joint rescue operations are on with police, SDRF, Army and ITBP personnel rushing to the site as soon as news of the crash was received. Wreckage of the helicopter has been found.
However, fate of the six onboard is still not known.
Reports say that helicopter took off from Badrinath Dham at around 1:14 pm amid snowfall and contact with the chopper was lost over the Joshimath valley. Initial reports indicate the aircraft may have hit a hillside. As per the police, the helicopter had crash landed near Chayee village in the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district at around 2:20 pm.
The aircraft, operated by private firm Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd, was carrying five passengers - Prathapa, Arun, Shankar Gowda, Sudheer K and HS Natraj - and pilot Capt Himanshu.
With Media Inputs
