Date of Crash  07 May 93 Aircraft Type  Mil Mi-8
Serial Number  Z-1362 Unit  118 HU
Pilot details Sqn Ldr Sanjay Kumar Sahoo +
Flt Lt Suryanarayan Sabat +
Short Text  Cr at paro Bhutan 8 killed incl GOC-in-C East. findings of the Court of Inquiry, the most probable cause of the accident was loss of power at a critical point after take off, necessitating a forced landing. The reason for loss of power could not be ascert
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Occupants of Aircraft

Pilot : S/L Sanjay Kumar Sahoo (15721 ) - 118 HU,
Co-Pilot : F/L Suryanarayan Sabat (19194 ) - 118 HU,
Engineer : Sgt S J Shreedhar () - 118 HU,
Gunner : Sgt R S Prasad () - 118 HU,
Passenger : Lt Gen Jameel Mahmood () - Eastern Command, Indian Army
Passenger : Mrs Dilrus Jameel () - , Civilian
Passenger : Col M N Ahmed () - Eastern Command, Indian Army
Passenger : Col Darshan Singh () - Eastern Command, Indian Army
Passenger : Hav Ganshyam Singh Panwar () - Eastern Command, Indian Army
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