China News Service, December 9th. According to the "Times of India" report, on the 9th local time, the black box carrying the crashed military plane of the Chief of Indian Defense Staff has been found, and it will provide key data that led to the crash on the 8th.
On December 8, local time, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, an Indian military helicopter crashed.
The accident resulted in the death of 13 people, including the Chief of Staff of India’s Defense.
The picture shows a man standing next to the burning wreckage of the aircraft.
According to previous reports, on the 8th local time, Indian Defense Chief of Staff Biping Rawat took a helicopter to go to the National Defense Service College in Wellington, Nilgis District, but it crashed in Kunur District, Tamil Nadu.
The accident killed 13 people, including Bipin Lavat and his wife.
According to reports, the flight data recorder and cockpit recorder of the Mi-17 helicopter have been found from the crash site.
Previously, some experts analyzed that the cause of the crash may be low visibility in foggy weather and low possibility of technical failure.
Biping Rawat became the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army in December 2016 and stepped down on December 31, 2019.
On the day of India’s “Independence Day” on August 15, 2019, Modi announced the creation of the post of Chief of Staff of India’s Defense.
On January 1, 2020, Biping Rawat officially became India's first chief of defense staff.
Some Indian military officials pointed out that because the Mi-17 helicopter is considered a very stable helicopter, it is often used by high-level Indians to travel.