2009 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash
On July 3, 2009, 2009 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash. 41 people died.
- Date
- July 3, 2009
- Place
- —
- Operator
- Pakistan Army
- Killed
- 41
- Position
- 34.093°N, 71.146°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q4614576
From Wikipedia
The 2009 Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crash occurred on July 3, 2009, in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. A Russian-manufactured Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter of the Pakistan Army crashed in Orakzai Agency. According to a source within the Army the crash was due to a technical fault. Some sources reported local people attributing the crash to militant activity. The crash site was Chapar Feroze Khel, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Peshawar, on the border of the semi-autonomous Orakzai and Khyber tribal agencies. The area is remote and also full of militants, which hampered the rescue efforts.
Official accounts stated 26 soldiers were killed in the incident, but other sources put the toll at 41 people on board, all of them being killed, including 19 from the paramilitary Frontier Corps, 18 army personnel and 4 crew members. The Mi-17 is normally limited to carrying 32 passengers. Most of the personnel on board were due to go on leave.
The helicopter was flying from Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram Agency, to Peshawar.
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