ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195729
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-17-1V |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | SMH-589 |
| MSN: | 96248 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baddegama, Galle -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed while trying to land during a rescue operation to provide food in a flooded village. There were no fatalities.
The helicopter was withdrawn from use or written off due to the extensive damage. SMH-589 was later rebuilt as a training aid/ static display item in 2022.
Sources:
http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lanka-air-force-mi-17-helicopter-crashes-no-casualties/
http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Mi-helicopter-force-landed-in-Baddegama-129767.html
https://www.gettyimages.fi/detail/uutiskuva/sri-lankan-air-force-soldier-looks-on-beside-the-crash-uutiskuva/690366734
https://www.seithy.com/breifNews.php?newsID=183832&category=EnglishNews&language=english
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
https://www.parliament.lk/uploads/documents/paperspresented/1691572316087520.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2017 06:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-May-2017 18:00 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Dec-2021 03:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2021 13:31 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 11-Jan-2022 17:41 | Prometheus | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage] |
| 14-Dec-2023 08:11 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2024 08:33 | Prometheus | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2024 06:54 | Prometheus | Updated [Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2024 17:51 | Prometheus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2024 18:20 | Prometheus | Updated [Damage] |
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