ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70180
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| Date: | Friday 27 November 2009 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-24P |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | SAH-4412 |
| MSN: | 3532431622597 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Buttala, Monaragala -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mil Mi-24P Attack Helicopter (ex CH635) engaged on a training mission, crashed 5 KM north of Buttala(310 km south-east of Colombo) at approximately 1330 HRS due to technical failure. Prior to the crash the pilot have reported a power generator failure to the tail rotor. Pilot, Co-Pilot and 2 door gunners have died from this incident.
Un-official sources said this helicopter was en route for escorting the president's helicopter which was scheduled to visit the southern Sri Lanka in the same afternoon.
Squadron Leader Esala Dodammaluwa, Flight Lieutenant Rehan Fernando, Corporal Jayantha Sirisena, Corporal Chandrawansha Bandara Rathnayake died from this incident.
Sources:
https://airforce.lk/news.php?news=166
https://helihub.com/2009/11/27/28-nov-09-serial-tba-mi-24-near-paravian-ella-sri-lanka-4f/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2009 08:41 | TB | Added |
| 28-Nov-2009 10:31 | Anon. | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2009 12:32 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 28-Nov-2009 12:33 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2021 10:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2022 09:06 | Prometheus | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2022 08:55 | Prometheus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2022 17:59 | Prometheus | Updated [Location] |
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