‘Bad weather caused YSR copter crash’

February 11, 2010 04:37 pm | Updated February 12, 2010 12:43 am IST - Hyderabad

The late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy

The late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy

Confirming that inclement weather was the cause for the Bell helicopter crash that killed the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others, the expert committee has recommended that more than one person/agency should be involved in giving clearance to any aircraft carrying a VIP.

Report submitted

The two-member committee comprising former Director of Special Protection Group M.R. Reddy and former Director-General of Civil Aviation H.S. Khola submitted a 110-page report on the cause of the crash and other factors to Chief Minister K. Rosaiah here on Thursday.

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