Andhra CM helicopter pilot takes pals for joyride

May 14, 2012 14:34

Any employer owning helicopters and looking to hire a pilot would hesitate to pick Capt. Barun Gupta for the job. On April 19 last year, Capt. Gupta crashlanded a Pawan Hans MI-172 helicopter at Tawang.

While preparing to land on the mountain-top helipad, the chopper hit the helipad's concrete edge, toppled over and caught fire. Seventeen people, including three crew members, died in the crash.

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