Federal investigations seek witnesses to SC medical chopper crash that killed 3 peopleSeptember 30th, 2009 Investigators seek witnesses to SC chopper crashGEORGETOWN, S.C. — Federal investigators hope to find witnesses who saw a medical helicopter crash near the South Carolina coast, killing all three people on board.
YSR chopper pilots knew of bad weather, shows voice recorderSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A US probe has found that the pilot and co-pilot of the chopper that crashed in an Andhra Pradesh forest, killing chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, early this month knew they were flying in a dangerously bad weather, an official said here Wednesday.
CBI to begin YSR chopper crash probe FridaySeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team will begin Friday its probe into the helicopter crash that killed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others last week, an official said Thursday.
Andhra interim government orders CBI probe into chopper crashSeptember 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh Government on Monday recommended for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the chopper crash that killed Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy on September 2. The recommendation comes even as the Andhra Pradesh police began its own probe into the shocking incident.
'Probing earlier crashes may have saved YSR'September 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - While mourning the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, the brother of an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer who had died in an air crash said here Friday that probing such crashes may have saved YSR.
DGCA to probe YSR's chopper crashSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Thursday began a probe into the chopper crash that killed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others Wednesday.
YSR's chopper exploded after hitting hillockSeptember 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - The helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others appeared to have exploded after hitting a hillock, said a senior official Thursday.
Look back: Indian leaders who died and who escaped from helicopter crashSeptember 3rd, 2009 Andhra CM YSR Reddy's death in a mysterious helicopter crash isn't the only one if you have a decent enough memory. India has lost quite a few prominent personalities over the years while some of them had a close shave.
Indian politicians who died in or survived aerial crashes (Second Lead)September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's death in a chopper crash has added to the growing list of Indian politicians killed in aerial accidents.
Chopper with YSR's body flies to HyderabadSeptember 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter took off for Hyderabad from Kurnool Thursday with the body of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others killed in a chopper crash a day earlier.
Government sets up panel to probe YSR chopper crashSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday night constituted a four-member team to probe the chopper crash that killed Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others.
Missing chopper was not airworthy: sourcesSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bell 430 helicopter that went missing Wednesday with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on board was not airworthy and was pulled out of the chief minister's use last year after the state purchased a new Italian chopper, civil aviation sources said.
Six killed in Russia chopper crashJuly 22nd, 2009 MOSCOW - A Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed Wednesday in Russia's southern region of Volgograd, killing six people on board, officials said. There were eight people on board the helicopter when it took off from Volgograd at 8.02 a.m.
2 killed as State Department security helicopter crashes outside BaghdadJuly 17th, 2009 State Dept. security chopper crashes in IraqWASHINGTON — The State Department says a helicopter used to protect U.S. diplomats in Baghdad has crashed outside the Iraqi capital and a U.S.
NATO: 2 Canadian troops, 1 Briton killed in helicopter crash in southern AfghanistanJuly 7th, 2009 NATO: Afghan chopper crash kills 3 troopsKABUL — A spokesman for NATO says two Canadian troops and a Briton were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan. Lt. Cmdr. Chris Hall says the helicopter went down Monday in the southern province of Zabul.