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| Date: | Sunday 20 October 1996 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CH591 |
| MSN: | 96072 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Elephant Pass, Kilinochchi -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two Mi-17 helicopters of the Sri Lanka Air Force were damaged due to LTTE terrorist fire during Operation Dirithara. One landed in Elephant Pass and the other in Vettilaikerny. Both were repaired and later returned to operational service.
According to a photo it looked like the one that landed in Elephant Pass was CH591.
Sources:
https://www.airforce.lk/epub03.php
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 October 2007 | CH591 | Sri Lanka Air Force | 0 | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ/VCCA) | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2025 07:46 | Prometheus | Added |
| 11-Feb-2025 08:26 | Prometheus | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2025 06:57 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, ] |
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