Six personnel on board the aircraft escaped without injury after a technical snag occurred during a flight from Sulur to Belagavi.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter made an emergency landing in a farmer's field in Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district on Wednesday evening. According to The New Indian Express, the aircraft, bearing registration number ZD 4050, developed a technical snag while flying from Sulur to Belagavi.
The helicopter was travelling from the Sulur Air Force Station near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu to Belagavi in Karnataka. The pilot and crew decided to land in an open field near Kamanahalli village, adjacent to National Highway-48, after sensing danger.
There were six personnel on board the helicopter, including IAF officer Deepak Sharma. All six occupants were safe and no casualties or injuries were reported following the landing.
Local police from Shiggaon visited the site and conducted an inspection. Information regarding the incident has been communicated to the technical team of the Indian Air Force.
