2000 SLAF Mi-17 Crash
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On 16 September 2000, a Mil Mi-17 transport helicopter under the operation of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed within the Urakanda mountain range near Aranayaka in Kegalle District, shortly after taking off from Bambalapitiya Police Grounds. The aircraft was transporting the Minister of Shipping, Ports and Rehabilitation, M. H. M. Ashraff, along with fourteen other passengers. Tragically, all individuals on board lost their lives.
Aircraft and crew
The helicopter involved was a Russian-manufactured Mil Mi-17 assigned to the No. 4 (VVIP/VIP) Helicopter Squadron based at SLAF Ratmalana. Command of the flight was under Squadron Leader Shiran Perera.
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