.jpg) An IAF Alouette III helicopter similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 22, 1963 |
| Summary | Loss of control due to collision with telegraph cables |
| Site | Poonch district, India |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Aérospatiale Alouette III |
| Operator | Indian Air Force |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On Friday, 22 November 1963,[1] an Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Poonch district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The aircraft was en route to Poonch town, killing all six people on board. Six Indian Armed Forces officers were on board, including three general officers, an air officer and a brigadier.
Among those killed in the crash were Lieutenant General Daulet Singh, Lieutenant General Bikram Singh and Air Vice Marshal Erlic Pinto and the pilot Flight Lieutenant S. S. Sodhi.