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{{Short description|Military transport aircraft crash on 8 December 2021 in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name            = 2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash
| name            = 2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash
| image          = Indonesian Army Aviation Mi-17V-5.jpg
| image          = Milan 2018 International City Parade, Port Blair - 2.jpg
| image_upright  = 1.1591
| caption        = An Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 V5 helicopter, similar to the one involved in the accident
| caption        = An Indonesian Air Force [[Mi-17|Mi-17V-5]], similar to the crashed one.
| date            = {{start date|df=y|2021|12|08}}
| alt            =
| summary        = Bad weather, poor visibility (investigation pending); Crashed into hillside
| date            = {{start date|2021|12|08}}
| occurrence_type = Accident
| summary        =  
| site            = Katteri-Nanchappanchathram area, near [[Coonoor]], [[Nilgiris district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| occurrence_type = Occurrence
| origin          = [[Sulur Air Force Station]], Tamil Nadu, India
| site            = [[Nilgiris district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| destination    = [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]], Coonoor, Tamilnadu, India
| origin          =  
| passengers      = 9
| destination    =  
| crew            = 5<ref name=cds>{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|access-date =8 December 2021 16:17|title=Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, wife among 13 killed in chopper crash|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/army-chopper-crashes-in-tamil-nadu-bipin-rawat-was-reportedly-on-board/articleshow/88161974.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[The Economic Times]]|language=en}}</ref>
| passengers      = 14
| fatalities      = 13 including [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|CDS]] General [[Bipin Rawat]] and his wife
| crew            =  
| fatalities      = 13<ref>[https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1468560626591014915?t=BzykG2mxDBlrPjQagS8-bA&s=19]</ref>
| survivors      = 1
| survivors      = 1
| missing        =  
| missing        =  
| aircraft_type  = [[Mi-17|Mi-17V-5]]
| aircraft_type  = [[Mi-17|Mil Mi-17 V5]]
| operator        = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator        = [[Indian Air Force]]
| tail_number    =  
| tail_number    = ZP 5164
}}
}}
On 8 December 2021, a Russian made [[Mi-17|Mi-17V-5]] helicopter crashed between [[Coimbatore]] and [[Wellington Cantonment]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], after its take off from [[Sulur Air Force Station]]. The helicopter was carrying [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] [[Bipin Rawat|General Bipin Rawat]] and 13 others, including his wife and other staff.
On 8 December 2021, a [[Mi-17|Mil Mi-17 V5]] transport helicopter operated by the [[Indian Air Force]] crashed between [[Coimbatore]] and [[Wellington Cantonment]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], after departing from [[Sulur Air Force Station]]. The helicopter was carrying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] [[Bipin Rawat|General Bipin Rawat]] and 13 others, including his wife and other staff.


==Incident==
==Incident==
At around 1220 local time, an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] helicopter crashed near Katteri-Nanchappanchathram area in [[Coonoor]], [[Nilgiris district]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madhav|first=Pramod |date=8 December 2021|access-date =8 December 2021 16:17|title=CDS General Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-chopper-crash-tamil-nadu-coonoor-1885464-2021-12-08|access-date=2021-12-08|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref name=cds2>{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|access-date =8 December 2021 16:17|title=IAF copter goes down: From crash location to where Gen Bipin Rawat was heading, here's what we know|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-copter-goes-down-from-crash-location-to-where-gen-bipin-rawat-was-heading-heres-what-we-know-10195471.html|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Firstpost]]|language=en}}</ref> The crash site was 10 km away from its intended destination, the [[Defence Services Staff College]] in Wellington, Tamil Nadu. The flight, which had originated from [[Sulur Air Force Station]], was carrying nine passengers, including the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] [[General (India)|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]].<ref name="Varun_Singh">{{cite news |last=Dutta |first=Sharangee |date=8 December 2021 |title=Who is Group Captain Varun Singh? Know about lone survivor of IAF chopper crash |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-group-captain-varun-singh-know-about-lone-survivor-of-iaf-chopper-crash-101638970325763.html |work=The Hindustan Times |location= |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> As of 2130 local time, 13 bodies were recovered from the crash site.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Indian Air Force |author-link= Indian Air Force |user=IAF_MCC |number=1468496444063576065|title=An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.}}</ref> [[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] Varun Singh was the sole survivor of the crash.
Apart from Rawat, who was travelling to the [[Defence Services Staff College]] to deliver a lecture, the other passengers on the flight were his wife Madhulika Raje Singh Rawat, his defence assistant [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]] L. S. Lidder and his staff officer [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Harjinder Singh.<ref>{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Rahul |date=8 December 2021 |title=General Rawat, his wife and 11 others killed in IAF chopper crash |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/general-rawat-his-wife-and-11-others-killed-in-iaf-chopper-crash-101638969201110.html |work=The Hindustan Times |location= |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> Five other NCOs and soldiers were also on the flight: [[Havildar]] Satpal, [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, [[Lance naik|Lance Naik]] Vivek Kumar and Lance Naik B Sai Teja.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goswami |first=Sohini |date=8 December 2021 |title=Chief of defence staff Gen Bipin Rawat dies in IAF chopper crash in Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chief-of-defence-staff-gen-bipin-rawat-dies-in-iaf-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadu-101638967066463.html |work=The Hindustan Times |location= |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>
[[File:2021 IAF Mi 17V5 crash.jpg|thumb|263x263px|IAF Mi-17 helicopter with registration ZP 5164, the helicopter involved in the accident]]
==Casualties==
Following the crash, the IAF released statements confirming the death of all but one of the 14 persons on the flight.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Indian Air Force |author-link= Indian Air Force |user=IAF_MCC |number=1468559355868028936|title=With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident.}}</ref><ref name="brmil">{{Cite web|date=8 December 2021|access-date =2021-12-08|title=CDS chopper crash: 13 of 14 personnel on-board confirmed dead|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/cds-chopper-crash-13-of-14-personnel-on-board-confirmed-dead20211208175410/|website=[[ANI News]]|language=en}}</ref> The sole survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at [[Defence Services Staff College|DSSC]] is undergoing medical treatment for severe burns at a Military Hospital in [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]], Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Indian Air Force |author-link= Indian Air Force |user=IAF_MCC |number=1468559358275436550|title=Gp Capt Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC with injuries is currently under treatment at Military Hospital, Wellington.}}</ref>
[[File:Bipin_Rawat_Chief_of_Defence_Staff_(CDS).jpg|thumbnail|upright|left|alt=India's first Chief of Defence Staff General [[Bipin Rawat]] died in the crash.|India's first [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] General [[Bipin Rawat]] died in the crash.]]


An [[Indian Air Force]] [[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] helicopter reportedly crashed near [[Coonoor]], [[Tamil Nadu]] at 12:20 p.m. IST. The [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff]] [[Bipin Rawat|General Bipin Rawat]] and 13 others, including his wife and other family members were killed. As of 16:30 hours IST, 11 bodies were recovered from the crash site.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Madhav|first=Pramod |date=8 December 2021|access-date = date=8 December 2021 16:17|title=CDS General Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-chopper-crash-tamil-nadu-coonoor-1885464-2021-12-08|access-date=2021-12-08|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Indian Air Force |author-link= Indian Air Force |user=IAF_MCC |number=1468496444063576065|title=An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.}}</ref>
==Aftermath==
The [[Indian Air Force]] announced an inquiry into the crash. The [[Cabinet Committee on Security]] (CCS) met on the evening of the disaster to decide on further course of action. The CCS was headed by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]. The Minister of Defence [[Rajnath Singh]] is expected to make a formal announcement in the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Swati|last2=Sud|first2=Vedika|last3=Mogul|first3=Rhea|date=December 8, 2021|title=India's top military chief killed in air force helicopter crash|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/08/india/india-helicopter-crash-bipin-rawat-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=CNN}}</ref>


==Casualities==
== See also ==
*[[List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)]]


Further IAF reporting stated that out of 14 members, 13 have been declared dead including Bipin Rawat and his wife<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Indian Air Force |author-link= Indian Air Force |user=IAF_MCC |number=1468559355868028936|title=With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident.}}</ref> as the sole survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC is undergoing medical treatment at Military Hospital in Wellington.<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Indian Air Force |author-link= Indian Air Force |user=IAF_MCC |number=1468559358275436550|title=Gp Capt Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC with injuries is currently under treatment at Military Hospital, Wellington.}}</ref>
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