2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash

When

8 Dec 2021

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

11.33° N, 76.81° E

Description

helicopter crash

Deaths

13

Injured

1

Helicopter crash in India with 14 fatalities

On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed between Coimbatore and Wellington in the state of Tamil Nadu after departing from Sulur Air Force Station. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife and staff.

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