ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200240
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 2017 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17V5 |
| Owner/operator: | Indian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mil Mi-17V5 helicopter with 7 military personal on board was on an Air Maintenance mission when it crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, 5 IAF personnel and 2 Army personnel were killed in the accident.
By the end of October, it was reported that the helicopter had crashed due to detachment of its tail rotor. A video showed the helicopter dropping jerrycans of fuel to a remote army outpost, when the parachute of one of the jerrycans got entangled with the tail rotor and caused it to detach.
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/itanagar/six-killed-as-iafs-training-aircraft-crashes/articleshow/60966661.cms
https://twitter.com/timesofindia/status/916201531149500416
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/video-said-to-show-moments-of-arunachal-air-force-helicopter-crash-that-killed-7-military-personnel-1768464?pfrom=home-lateststories
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2017 10:56 | sinfu2a | Added |
| 06-Oct-2017 12:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Oct-2017 12:33 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2017 09:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2017 17:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase] |
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