Air Force Apache Helicopter M17 Makes Emergency Landing In J&K's Pathankot | VIDEO

Indian Air Force Apache helicopter M17 made an emergency landing in Pathankot, J&K. No injuries reported as authorities investigate.

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Indian Air Force (IAF) Apache attack helicopter made an emergency landing at Nangalpur in Pathankot, Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday, officials said. The incident is the second such episode with an IAF Apache within a week after it made a precautionary landing near Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh amid a routine training sorties, as per ANI.

VIDEO | Pathankot, Punjab: An Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made emergency landing in Nangalpur area. More details are awaited.

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Information on the reason why this latest emergency landing took place is not yet forthcoming, with inquiries in progress. There were no reported casualties.

This accident comes after a series of recent IAF accidents. Last month, in April 2025, an IAF helicopter had to make an emergency landing near a dam in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat while conducting a flight operation with no casualties. In February, a Mirage 2000 twin-seater fighter aircraft crashed near Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, on a training mission with both pilots escaping safely. Furthermore, in November 2024, an Indian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft crashed in a field in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, owing to a technical malfunction, while the pilot was safely ejected.

IAF has not made a public release on the Nangalpur incident so far, but more information should come in as the probe unfolds.