Sambalpur: In a tragic incident, a pilot from Sambalpur has died in a helicopter crash in Raipur yesterday night. The pilot, Captain Gopal Krushna Panda died along with another pilot Captain A P Srivastav in a crash that happened at the Swamy Vevekananda Airport in Raipur.
Both the pilots had gone for a practice session, and the accident is said to have happened due to a technical malfunction. A detailed technical investigation at the behest of Directorate General of Civil Aviation and state government shall be undertaken to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
Captain Gopal Krushna Panda is a native of Sambalpur. The news of the sad demise of Gopal has brought a pal of gloom in Sambalpur.
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