An Indian Navy helicopter, out on a routine sortie, crashed off the Goa coast on Wednesday.
However, the three members on board are safe, a Navy spokesperson said in Mumbai.
The incident took place at around 11 am., about 22 miles from the Goa coast, the spokesperson told PTI.
The crew members, who were rescued by a light helicopter, have sustained 'minor injuries', the sources said, adding that they have been shifted to a Naval hospital.
Naval authorities have set up a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of crash, the spokesperson added.