Uttarakhand chopper crash: AAIB says helicopter tumbled down hill after rotor blade hit overhead cable

In the helicopter crash that killed six people in Uttarakhand in May, the main rotor blade of the chopper struck an overhead fibre cable, before tumbling down the hillside and coming to rest against a tree, according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

Releasing the preliminary probe report of the crash on Saturday (July 19, 2025), the AAIB said that the investigation team is working on the further course of action to find the root cause of the accident.

The 17-year-old Bell 407 helicopter operated by Aerotrans Services Pvt Ltd, with six passengers onboard, crashed 24 minutes after being airborne on May 8.