Three naval personnel, including two officers, were killed today when their Chetak helicopter crashed while landing at Dabolim naval base.
"All three personnel on board have died in the crash, which took place at 09.51 am. A board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the causes behind it," a Navy spokesperson said in Delhi.
The three have been identified as Lt. Cmr D. Singh, Lt. Rahul Tiwari and H Krishnanan (CHAA).
The chopper, which was flying from Mumbai to Bangalore, was making a scheduled refueling halt at 'INS Hansa' Naval Air Base here, he said.
The rotor of the helicopter broke while landing, navy sources said here, adding that the chopper then caught fire.
Civilian flights from the airport here were likely to be delayed as the chopper had crashed on the runway, they said.
