Overview
- A Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter bound for Guptkashi/Kedarnath made a precautionary landing at Bauradi/Baurari stadium after the pilot detected a technical snag during the early morning flight on Saturday.
- Local disaster officials and the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority reported that all six people on board—the pilot and five passengers—were unharmed.
- The pilot and officials carried out a roughly 30–40 minute inspection on the ground before clearing the helicopter to resume its journey to Guptkashi and Kedarnath.
- A video and eyewitness accounts captured the landing and showed people at the stadium briefly scrambling to safety as the aircraft descended.
- This is the second incident this year involving Trans Bharat Aviation in the region, with a May emergency landing that damaged a tail after contact with a high-tension line, and officials have not yet given a detailed explanation of the October malfunction.