The Event
2011 Tawang Town Mil Mi-17 crash was an accident of a Pawan Hans Mil Mi-172 on 19 April 2011. The helicopter has 18 passengers and 5 crew. The flight took off from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Assam to a heliport near the town Tawang Town in Tawang district. The flight was trying to land at the heliport which is on top of a hill but the helicopter crashed into a gorge 15 metres height from the heliport and caught fire. The accident occurred at around 1:30 pm. Reports say that 17 of 23 passengers and crew were killed in the accident.[1] [2][3][4] [5][6][7]
Planetary Alignments and Observations
In Rasi:
Rahu/Ketu are in Sagittarius and Gemini at Zero degrees and are just about to transit over into Scorpio/Taurus. Gemini is an airy sign and with Ketu in it has resulted in the crash.
Uranus in close conjunction to Venus in Pisces.Venus signifies luxurious vehicles.Uranus causes technical snags which is believed to be the cause of the crash.
In Khavedamsa :
Mars in opposition to Rahu/Ketu in Scorpio and Taurus respectively shows accidents.More so because Scorpio is the Eighth house of the zodiac which also signifies untoward events.
Saturn and Sun are in conjunction in Libra which is an airy sign.Sun is debilitated in this sign and afflicting Saturn which represents People
ResponsePawan Hans sources said the chopper caught fire, broke into pieces and crashed into a gorge close to the Tawang Civil helipad at around 1357 hours. The helicopter had taken off at 1245 hours, they said.[8]
An official in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that as per initial reports the helicopter crash-landed "due to likely wind shear and down draft while landing and caught fire on impact to the ground".[8]
Aircraft
The aircraft involved, a Mil Mi 17, registered VT-PHF, was also involved in a previous emergency landing in the same region.[9]Cause
The exact cause was yet to be ascertained though a technical snag could not be ruled out, the sources said.An official in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that as per initial reports the chopper crash-landed "due to likely wind shear and down draft while landing and caught fire on impact to the ground".
