15 military chopper accidents since March 2017 Official data
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI Thirty-one people were killed in accidents involving 15 military helicopters since March 2017 that included the December 8 crash of the Mi-17V5 near Coonoor according to details provided by the government in Lok Sabha on FridayThe 15 choppers that met with accidents included four Advanced Light Helicopter ALH four Cheetah two ALH weapon system integrated versions three Mi-17V5 an Mi-17 and a ChetakMinister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt shared the details of all helicopter accidents in the last five years in all three services He was replying to a questionThe list of crashes provided by him began with the accident involving a Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force on March 15 2017 in which no one was killed or injuredSeven helicopters each from the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force were involved in accidents during the period while the number from the Navy was one according to the detailsThe data showed 31 people were killed and 20 injured in the accidentsThe total number of deceased in the 15 accidents included 14 people killed in the December 8 crash near CoonoorCDS Gen Bipin Rawat his wife Madhulika and 12 armed forces personnel were killed in the crashTo a specific query on the crash of an ALH Rudra WSI in Ranjeet Sagar dam nearPathankot on August 3 Bhatt said there was no restriction on the helicopter flying over the water bodyLt Col A S Bath and Capt Jayant Joshi lost their lives after their helicopter Rudra-WSI crash landed in Ranjeet Sagar Dam on August 3 There is no restriction on the helicopter flying over water the minister saidHowever low flying over water needs specific authorisation A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the crash he addedAsked whether the pilots were not given specialised training required to fly over water Bhatt said the training has been structured to meet the operational requirementsHe said however operations over a large expanse of water are restrictedTo a separate question he said following the Pathankot incident the governmentapproved an integrated smart power fencing called Integrated Perimeter Security System IPSS for 23 airbasesThere was a terror attack on Pathankot airbase on January 2 2016He said Bharat Electronics Ltd signed a contract with Indian Air Force for establishing the IPSS in the airbases across eight statesHe said the pilot site was commissioned in February 2021 adding the BEL has given sub-contract to many several Original Equipment Manufacturers OEM and system integrators to implement the project PTI MPB ZMN
New Delhi Dec 17 PTI Thirty-one people were killed in accidents involving 15 military helicopters since March 2017 that included the December 8 crash of the Mi-17V5 near Coonoor according to details provided by the government in Lok Sabha on FridayThe 15 choppers that met with accidents included four Advanced Light Helicopter ALH four Cheetah two ALH weapon system integrated versions three Mi-17V5 an Mi-17 and a ChetakMinister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt shared the details of all helicopter accidents in the last five years in all three services He was replying to a questionThe list of crashes provided by him began with the accident involving a Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force on March 15 2017 in which no one was killed or injuredSeven helicopters each from the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force were involved in accidents during the period while the number from the Navy was one according to the detailsThe data showed 31 people were killed and 20 injured in the accidentsThe total number of deceased in the 15 accidents included 14 people killed in the December 8 crash near CoonoorCDS Gen Bipin Rawat his wife Madhulika and 12 armed forces personnel were killed in the crashTo a specific query on the crash of an ALH Rudra WSI in Ranjeet Sagar dam nearPathankot on August 3 Bhatt said there was no restriction on the helicopter flying over the water bodyLt Col A S Bath and Capt Jayant Joshi lost their lives after their helicopter Rudra-WSI crash landed in Ranjeet Sagar Dam on August 3 There is no restriction on the helicopter flying over water the minister saidHowever low flying over water needs specific authorisation A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the crash he addedAsked whether the pilots were not given specialised training required to fly over water Bhatt said the training has been structured to meet the operational requirementsHe said however operations over a large expanse of water are restrictedTo a separate question he said following the Pathankot incident the governmentapproved an integrated smart power fencing called Integrated Perimeter Security System IPSS for 23 airbasesThere was a terror attack on Pathankot airbase on January 2 2016He said Bharat Electronics Ltd signed a contract with Indian Air Force for establishing the IPSS in the airbases across eight statesHe said the pilot site was commissioned in February 2021 adding the BEL has given sub-contract to many several Original Equipment Manufacturers OEM and system integrators to implement the project PTI MPB ZMN
