UPDATE: Did Latur water crisis bring down Fadnavis' chopper?

May 27, 2017 11:50

Among the factors that could have led to the chief minister's helicopter's crash figures an unprecedented one: Latur's severe water shortage.

On Thursday, Devendra Fadnavis had a close shave when the Sikorsky S76C helicopter crashed within minutes of take-off from a temporary helipad at Shivaji Mahavidyalaya school ground in Latur district. Even as investigations into the accident have begun, a video of the crash, circulating on social media, has raised the eyebrows of helicopter pilots and aviation experts over one aspect of the take-off. The dust clouds that billowed from under the chopper, that is.

Generally, pilots operating from temporary helipads ensure the place is watered well. But that doesn't seem to have been done in this case," said a helicopter pilot. And there in comes the issue of water shortage.

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