Pilot error may have led to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash

The Indian Air Force on Wednesday apprised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh about the findings of the tri-services investigation into the December 8 chopper crash that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and 13 others, people familiar with the development said.
 
Pilot error was the likely cause of the crash which occurred in cloudy weather, NDTV reported, adding that the  Russian-origin Mi-17V5 helicopter did not malfunction.  Earlier, sources suggested the crash was not a result of any technical error in the IAF helicopter.