Terrifying footage shows the moment a helicopter began spinning out of control during a landing attempt in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, on May 24.

A snag in the chopper's rear motor causing the pilot to briefly lose control before quickly regaining it and making an emergency landing in a field.

The aircraft was carrying seven people at the time and fortunately everyone on board was safe.

A helicopter carrying seven people, mostly pilgrims, made an emergency landing in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath after developing a technical snag. It had taken off from the Sirsi helipad for Kedarnath early Friday. A purported video of the incident shows the helicopter moving around in circles a few metres above the helipad, before touching down near a Himalayan temple, causing panic to people on the ground. However, everyone on board is safe On the basis preliminary reports, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Saurabh Gaharwar added that the helicopter had developed a snag in its rear motor, prompting the pilot to make the landing. The pilot kept remained cool and took a quick decision, averting a major mishap, Gaharwar added. The incident occurred around 7 am and further investigations are underway. Entire incident caught under cctv installed there at helopad