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The Air Traffic Control (ATC) had also received a May Day call which hinted at the possibility of technical or mechanical failure. This will form the focus of the Court of Inquiry constitutted following the accident to investigate the causes behind the mishap.
Army authority has constituted a Court of Inquiry to investigate the causes of the crash of an Advanced Light Combat helicopter of the Indian Army in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district, and bodies of four of the five personnel on board have been recovered so far, officials said on Saturday.
A court of inquiry constituted to probe the crash will focus on the 'May Day' call received by Air Traffic Control (ATC) suggesting a technical or mechanical failure on the chopper, officials said. Indian Army Chopper Crash: Search, Rescue Mission Concludes With Recovery of Fifth Body.
This was the second Army helicopter crash to occur in the state this month.
As per military officials, the pilot, in control of the fateful Army's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), reached out to the ATC flagging a technical failure in the aircraft, the military officials said on Saturday.