Accident | |
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Date | 19 April 2011 |
Summary | Helipad undershoot and subsequent main rotor breaking. |
Site | Near Tawang, India |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Mil Mi-17 |
Operator | Pawan Hans |
Registration | VT-PHF |
Flight origin | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Borjhar, India |
Destination | Tawang, India |
Occupants | 23 |
Passengers | 18 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 17 |
Survivors | 6 |
On 19 April 2011, a Mil Mi-17 helicopter operated by Pawan Hans crashed near the town of Tawang, India, killing 17 of 23 people on board.[1][2][3][4]