IAF Chopper Makes Emergency Landing in Hoshiarpur, Pilots Safe

The emergency landing was because of a technical glitch.

An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force made an emergency landing in the fields of Budhawar village in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur on Friday, 17 April, following a technical glitch, officials said.

A Boeing #AH-64 #Apache which took off from #Pathankot #airbase made an #emergency landing, due to a technical snag, in the field of Budha Bar village of #Hoshiarpur district. The two pilots are reported to be safe @IAF_MCC pic.twitter.com/Nit77YZFRt

— Subodh Kumar Srivastava (@SriSubodhKmr) April 17, 2020

Two pilots on board – Flight Lieutenant Anoop and Flight Lieutenant Rajat – are safe. There was no damage to the helicopter, they added. The helicopter had taken off from the Pathankot base.