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Indian Navy pulls out wreckage of missing aircraft from Chandil dam in Jharkhand
Updated On: 27 August, 2024 01:47 PM IST | Jamshedpur | mid-day online correspondent
The aircraft which belonged to a private aviation company had disappeared after taking off from Sonari Aerodrome in Jamshedpur on August 20. The bodies of the pilot and trainee pilot were recovered by a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Thursday. The aircraft had crashed into the reservoir soon after taking off from Sonari Aerodrome
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Indian Navy personnel pull out the wreckage of the missing trainee aircraft from Chandil Dam under Saraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on Monday night. Pic/PTI
Indian Navy personnel have successfully recovered the wreckage of a missing two-seater aircraft from the Chandil dam in Jharkhand`s Seraikela-Kharswan district, an official statement released on Tuesday said. The aircraft, which belonged to the private aviation company `Alchemist Aviation Private Limited,` had disappeared after taking off from Sonari Aerodrome in Jamshedpur on August 20. The bodies of the pilot, Captain Jeet Satru, and trainee pilot Subrodeep Dutta were recovered by a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team on Thursday, days after the aircraft was reported missing, PTI reported.
The search operation, conducted by the Indian Navy, commenced around 10 am on Monday after the team located the wreckage of the Cessna-152 aircraft the day before. The wreckage was found submerged at a depth of 15-18 metres in the dam. Utilising a specialised balloon, the Navy personnel were able to lift the aircraft from the depths and bring it to the surface late on Monday night.
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