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CDS chopper tragedy probe suggests error led to crash

Dais Editorials | 06/01/2022 09:33 AM | Click to read full article

The December 8 helicopter crash in which India's first chief of defense staff General Bipin Rawat was killed along with 13 others was most likely a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accident with cloudy weather a contributory factor, people familiar with the matter said on January 5.

In aviation parlance, CFIT refers to the accidental collision with the terrain of an airworthy aircraft under the flight crew's full control.

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