Mil Mi-17 Z-2904

Construction Number Not Available
Other Identities Not Available
Dates in Service : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
Status: Written Off
Remarks: w/o 30-08-2012

Date of Crash  30 Aug 12 Aircraft Type  Mil MI-17
Serial Number  Z-2904 Unit  TACDE
Pilot details Wg Cdr Asheesh Sharma +
Sqn Ldr V Manoj Nair +
Short Text  Mid air collision on a training sortie shortly after take off near Sarmat firing range, 15 km from Jamnagar city in Gujarat state. The tail rotor blades of tW/O MI-17 helicopters collided, caught fire and crashed killing nine crew members (05 officers and
Details  MAC

Occupants of Aircraft

F(P) : W/C Asheesh Sharma (24026 ) - TACDE,
F(P) : S/L V Manoj Nair (27227 ) - TACDE,
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