The multi-role helicopters were reportedly out on practice for a bombing mission when the accident occurred. On August 30, nine Air Force personnel, including five officers, on board two MI-17 helicopters were killed when the choppers collided mid-air shortly after takeoff from an air base near Jamnagar city in Gujarat. GUJARAT, 2012ĭate: 30 August, 2012 Location: Jamnagar, Gujarat Casualties: 9 dead The crash occurred minutes after the helicopter, en route to Guwahati, took off from the Tawang helipad. The 12 people, including 11 IAF officials - two of them pilots - and one Army officer, died when the helicopter crashed at Bomdir bordering China. Here are the crashes involving the IAF’s Mi-17 helicopters:Īll 12 armed forces personnel on board an IAF MI-17 helicopter were killed when it crashed minutes after take-off from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. As many as five accidents have taken place since 2010, claiming the lives of at least 42 people. The helicopter can carry a maximum load of 13,000 kilograms, flying at a maximum speed of 250 km per hour.īut the Russian-made Mi-series choppers have been involved in a number of crashes over the past 10 years. Manufactured by Russia's Kazan Helicopters, the chopper has a range of 1,065 km. Read: RIP General Bipin Rawat: India's first CDS, Gorkha Regiment officer with surgical strike, Myanmar mission on CV The helicopter is capable of dropping tactical air assault forces and reconnaissance teams. The chopper is designed to carry personnel, cargo and equipment inside its cargo cabin or on an external sling. The Mi-17V5 is a modern transport helicopter used by the Indian Air Force. The death of CDS Bipin Rawat and others on Wednesday shines the spotlight on the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters, which have a history of accidents in India.
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