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Naval Drone crashes into sea off Kochi, board of inquiry ordered

Kochi, July 27 (ANI): A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy on a routine training mission from Naval Air Station, INS Garuda ditched at sea nine miles from Kochi today.

ANI Jul 28, 2016 04:30 IST googleads

Naval Drone crashes into sea off Kochi, board of inquiry ordered
Kochi, July 27 (ANI): A remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) of the Indian Navy on a routine training mission from Naval Air Station, INS Garuda ditched at sea nine miles from Kochi today. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident. The aircraft had got airborne 6:35 pm but developed critical engine malfunction and a controlled ditching was undertaken at sea. Other IN and ICG Aircraft flying in the vicinity were immediately diverted to search for the ditched aircraft. The wreckage has not yet been sighted. Aerial search by IN Dornier and ALH is in progress. Meanwhile ships at sea with divers and other necessary equipment have also been diverted to the crash area which has a depth of 24 metres to locate and recover the RPA. No personnel were injured in the incident. (ANI)

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