An air Force helicopter crashed in Coonoor, tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Thirteen people were killed, including indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
The Mi-17V-5 he flew was one of the most advanced transport helicopters in the world. It is used by troops, armed carriers, firefighters, patrols and search and rescue operations.
This helicopter is designed to fly in marine weather and desert conditions.
This helicopter is used by VIPs to get to places where there is no runway.
Recently, prime minister Narendra Modi flew to Ladakh and kedarnath by helicopter. VVIPs like the minister of Defense travel to remote areas in this helicopter.
There have been many such accidents in india in the past in which important people of the country have lost their lives.
Sanjay Gandhi
The plane crash of Sanjay gandhi is one of the most controversial and debated. The plane of Sanjay gandhi, the youngest son of indira gandhi and brother of Rajiv gandhi, crashed in delhi on june 23, 1980.
Madhavrao Scindia
September 2001 - congress leader Madhavrao Scindia dies in a plane crash in Mota, near Bogan Tehsil in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district. Cynthia was on her way to kanpur to address a crowd.
There were 6 more people on the plane with him. The Jindal Group's 10-seater Cessna C90 boarded them and departed from indira gandhi International airport in New Delhi.
Madhavrao Scindia was considered one of the foremost leaders of Congress. He was considered one of the most popular leaders among the youth and people. It was believed in political circles that his future in congress was very bright.
YS Rajasekara Reddy
September 2009 - A helicopter carrying the then andhra pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekara reddy and four others goes missing in the nallamala forest.
The helicopter was discovered with the help of the military. On september 3, the wreckage of a helicopter was found on the top of Rudrakonda Mountain, 74 km from Kurnool.
Dorjee
April 2011 - Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Kandhu dies in a helicopter crash. The Condu was powered by a four-seater single-engine Pawan Hans helicopter AS-P350-B3.
Within 20 minutes of taking off from Tawang, his helicopter went missing. His helicopter has been missing for four days.
G.M.C. Balayogi
The Bell 206 was a private helicopter carrying Balayogi, his bodyguard and his assistant. A technical glitch is said to be the cause of the helicopter crash.
OP Jindal
April 2005 - Well-known steel tycoon and politician OP Jindal is killed in a plane crash. Surinder Singh, a pilot and son of former haryana chief minister Panshilal, was also killed in the accident. The helicopter crashed while returning to delhi from Chandigarh.
Obi Jindal, then Haryana's energy minister, was considered one of the country's leading businessmen. That year, Jindal was named the 548th richest man in the world by Forbes.
May 1973 - Former iron and Steel and Mining minister Mohan Kumaramangalam dies in a plane crash.
