2000 SLAF Mi-17 crash
2000 helicopter crash in Sri Lanka
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On 16 September 2000, a Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed on the Urakanda mountain range near Aranayaka, in the Kegalle District,[3] after departing Bambalapitiya Police Grounds. The helicopter was carrying Minister of Shipping, Ports and Rehabilitation M. H. M. Ashraff and 14 others. Everyone on board was killed.[4]
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Date16 September 2000
SummaryCrashed into terrain due to technical failure
Site
- Urakanda, Kegalle, Sri Lanka
AircrafttypeMil Mi-17
A Sri Lankan Mil Mi-17, similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16 September 2000 |
| Summary | Crashed into terrain due to technical failure |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-17 |
| Operator |  Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration | CH592[1] |
| Flight origin | Police Grounds, Bambalapitiya |
| Destination | Ampara Airport, Ampara |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 15[2] |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aircraft and crew
The Russian-built Mil Mi-17 helicopter was operated by the No. 4 (VVIP/VIP) Helicopter Squadron at SLAF Ratmalana.[2]
Squadron Leader Shiran Perera was the pilot in command.[5][2]
