2000 SLAF Mi-17 Crash

2000 SLAF Mi-17 Crash
An Sri Lankan Mil Mi-17, similar to the one involved
An Sri Lankan Mil Mi-17, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date16 September 2000 (2000-09-16)
SummaryCrashed into terrain due to technical failure
SiteUrakanda, Kegalle, Sri Lanka
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMil Mi-17
Operator Sri Lanka Air Force
RegistrationCH592[1]
Flight originPolice Grounds, Bambalapitiya
DestinationAmpara Airport, Ampara
Passengers13
Crew2
Fatalities15[2]
Survivors0

On 16 September 2000, a Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed on Urakanda mountain range in the Aranayaka area in 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]

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]


References

  1. ^ "Accident Mil Mi-8MTV-1 CH592, Saturday 16 September 2000". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "The Sunday Times Front Section". The Sunday Times. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ^ "MHM Ashraff; From Muslim Leader to National Statesman". dailymirror.lk. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ^ "BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Helicopter crash probe launched". BBC. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ "The Sunday Times Plus Section". www.sundaytimes.lk. 5 August 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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