10-Jan-2021
Landing accident, likely caused by brown-out. Tail boom sliced by main rotor disc. Helicopter was arriving from Juba, and was carrying the body of the late hon. Gabriel Matur Malek. Entourage included General Garang Mabil, General Majak Arol and Brigadier Mamer Ayom. The latter is quoted saying “When it reached Cueibet town, there is a football field and... Read more
1-Sep-2020
Helicopter landed heavily and rolled over onto its starboard side. 12 POB, 2 with minor injuries... Read more
29-May-2017
While involved in flood relief support, helicopter landed in a residential garden, with the boom breaking off against the roof of the house. Registration validated by photo on this page None of the 11 POB injured. Helicopter substantially damaged... Read more
27-May-2017
37-year- old SLAF airman, YMS Yaparathna, fall off a helicopter while conducting a rescue operation, along with the two individuals he was rescuing. All three were injured when they fell, and were admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital where the airman later died of his injuries. He was posthumously promoted from Flight Sergeant to the... Read more
27-May-2017
Successful emergency landing after reported engine failure. Helicopter was en route to the Oil Rocks field with 15 pax and 3 crew. No damage, no injuries... Read more
6-Aug-2015
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Helicopter was flying between Zabul’s capital of Qalat and the town of Shinkay, 20 kilometers (12 miles) away. Accident killed all on board – 12 soldiers and five crew members. The Taliban claimed they had shot down the aircraft... Read more
6-Aug-2015
The helicopter, involved in medical evacuation work after recent floods, was en route from Rawalpindi to Gilgit when it crashed near Lassan Nawab. Local media reported that weather was a contributory factor, and noted that there was a post-crash fire. The deceased were named as Major Humayun (Pilot), Major Muzammil (Pilot), Major Shahzad (Doctor), Major... Read more
6-Aug-2015
Student Dioselinda Zapata Feijó was walking near the helicopter shortly after it landed was struck fatally by the tail rotor, after reportedly ignoring the security cordon. Municipal official Kathia Izquierdo said the woman’s brother reported she was trying to deliver a letter to the Cabinet chief asking that a relative be freed from prison.... Read more
6-Aug-2015
Pakistan Air Force helicopter, engaged in relief and rescue efforts, crashed in the Khot area of upper Chitral, injuring several people. Media reports say the blades hit a tree, un-stablilising the helicopter on take=off, and it subsequently hit a house and crashed.... Read more
28-Jul-2015
The helicopter crashed during a routine training exercise and the helicopter burnt out in the post-crash fire. One fatal, two seriously injured... Read more
27-Jul-2015
Weather played a significant part in this accident, and helicopter wreckage was found on the slopes of a mountain. Helicopter had made three attempts to take off from the capital Vientiane due to the weather.... Read more
2-May-2015
Damaged after hitting container (some reports say “hit barrier”) during landing phase. 2 POB injured, not seriously... Read more
12-Aug-2014
Helicopter was involved in evacuating people in a humanitarian emergency situation in northern Iraq. Crashed – killing the pilot (reported as “Majed”) – possibly due to overloading. Those on board included Yazidi member of parliament, Vian Dakheel New York Times reporter Alissa Rubin – see story Australian photographer Adam Ferguson, freelancing for the New York... Read more
7-Apr-2014
Helicopter down – unclear from press reports if damaged or not. All crew and passengers reported safe... Read more
25-Sep-2013
Technical issue on Presidential helicopter prevented take-off... Read more
25-Jun-2013
Crashed in poor weather. Vice Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority said eight bodies have been recovered and chances of any survivor among the 19 onboard were remote... Read more
25-Feb-2013
Crashed from low level hover due to high winds... Read more
18-Jan-2013
Force landing after being shot at by militants – photos here. The hydraulic system and genrators were damaged. 1 of the 7 POB was injured... Read more
17-Oct-2012
Helicopter shot down by missile. Casualties unknown... Read more
11-Jul-2012
Reported as a test flight, but with 8 POB? Fatalities named as Major Amir Azam, Havildar Abdual Waheed, Havildar Zeeshan Haider, Naik Muhammad Imran, Sepoy Kaleem Ullah and Sepoy Noor Mustafa... Read more
13-Jun-2012
Post maintenance test flight crash, major post-crash fire. 1 fatality named as Edgar Rojas Calderón. Four survivors named as as Javier Salguero Moreno; José Espinosa Cortés; Jesús Carreño Manrique; and Jhon Agudelo Castaño... Read more
4-Jun-2012
Emergency landing after engine failure. 14 POB... Read more
18-May-2012
Crashed on take off from an altitude of approx 10m on a training flight. 4 of 5 occupants killed – at least some from the Bolivian military, being trained in Venezuela. One fatality named as Col. Oscar Martinez Mora. Photo here shows the tail boom having been cut by the main rotors... Read more
28-Mar-2012
Got out of control during an anti-hijacking training session. Two army personnel injured... Read more
27-Feb-2012
Sudanese minister of agriculture, Abdel Halim al-Mutafi, has escaped death in a crash which killed three people. He emerged almost unscathed from the mishap which took place in Sudan’s eastern state of Al-Qadarif, where an Mi-17 helicopter carrying him along with six of his aides and two Iranian investors caught fire during take-off.... Read more
9-Aug-2011
Emergency landing after fire in tail.   The airfield is based to 82 Sqn which flies Alouette IIIs, and no other helicopters based. We realise other aircraft can visit, of course!... Read more
8-Jun-2011
Fatalities include a major, two lieutenants and two sergeants.... Read more
11-May-2011
Crashed into a tree in Paroon, Nuristan, while four helicopters were landing inside a compound of National Directorate of Security, Nuristan governor Jamaluddin Badr said... Read more
19-Apr-2011
Mi-17 hit a wall and burst into flames as it was trying to land in India’s remote northeast, killing 17 people [later revised to 18 after another passenger died]. It was on a regular passenger service from Guwahati. See also HeliHub.com story on appointment of a committee of inquiry... Read more
4-Apr-2011
Kenya military spokesman said “The crew was on normal routine training when it reported a mechanical problem. The crew jumped out after it touched the ground. It then burst into flamesâ€... Read more
19-Nov-2010
All 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.... Read more
10-Sep-2009
10-Sep-09 AMHT-208 Mil Mi-17 nr Veracruz, Mexico... Read more
2-Sep-2009
3-Sep-09 Mil Mi-17 Sinaycocha, Peru... Read more
3-Jul-2009
3-Jul-09 Mil Mi-17 Chapper Farozkhel, Pakistan... Read more
11-May-2009
11-May-09 5Y-UKW Mil Mi-17 Kapsabet, Kenya... Read more
15-Jan-2009
15-Jan-09 574 Mil Mi-17 Adraskan district, Herat province, AFghanistan... Read more
