2000 SLAF Mi-17 crash

2000 SLAF Mi-17 crash
	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	Urakanda, Kegalle, Sri Lanka;
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Mil Mi-17
Operator	Sri Lanka Air Force
Registration	CH592
Flight origin	Police Grounds, Bambalapitiya
Destination	Ampara Airport, Ampara
Passengers	13
Crew	2
Fatalities	15
Survivors	0

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]

Aircraft and crew

Squadron Leader Shiran Perera was the pilot in command.^[5]^[2]

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

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