Newsinc24 Team
In Uttarakhand, a helicopter en route from Badrinath to Dehradun has gone missing with six people on board, including five passengers and a pilot on Friday. The district administration has deployed an aerial search team via another helicopter to locate the missing aircraft. According to reporets, the ill-fated helicopter crashed near Hathi Parvat in Chamoli district amid bad weather. Rescue teams and the Army have been deployed for rescue operations. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA), Prateek Jain said,"We have been unable to trace the helicopter's location since it was passing through the vicinity of the Joshimath valley. Upon receiving this information, we mobilised the Chamoli district administration, the SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), and an Army unit to the area near the incident site to prepare for a proper rescue operation. As a precautionary measure, the entire fleet of helicopters belonging to Trans Bharat Aviation has been grounded."
#WATCH | Dehradun | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA), Prateek Jain says, "A helicopter belonging to Trans Bharat Aviation departed from Badrinath for the Sahastradhara heliport at 1:14 PM. We have been unable to trace the helicopter's location since it was passing through the vicinity of the Joshimath valley. Upon receiving this information, we mobilised the Chamoli district administration, the SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), and an Army unit to the area near the incident site to prepare for a proper rescue operation. As a precautionary measure, the entire fleet of helicopters belonging to Trans Bharat Aviation has been grounded...According to initial information, there were 6 people on board—the pilot plus 5 others. We will share further details once we have confirmation..."
— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2026
The pilot has been identified as Captain Himanshu. The five passengers were identified as Prathapa, Arun, Shankar Gowda, Sudheer K and HS Natraja.
As a precautionary measure, the entire fleet of Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd was grounded.A SDRF team from Joshimath has left for the crash site for search and rescue operation,
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