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{{Use British English|date=July 2011}}
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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| image = VT-PHG (13988648182).jpg
| image_upright =
| alt =
| caption = A Mi-17 of [[Pawan Hans]] similar to the one involved
| occurrence_type = Accident
| date = {{Start date|2011|04|19|df=y}}
| summary = Under investigation
| site = Near [[Tawang]], India
| coordinates = 
| aircraft_type = [[Mil Mi-17]]
| aircraft_name =
| operator = [[Pawan Hans]]
| callsign =
| tail_number = VT-PHF
| origin = [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]], [[Borjhar]], India
| destination = [[Tawang]], India
| occupants = 23
| passengers = 18
| crew = 5
| fatalities = 17
| injuries =
| survivors = 6
}}
On 19 April 2011, a [[Mil Mi-17]] helicopter operated by [[Pawan Hans]] crashed near the town of [[Tawang]], India, killing 17 of 23 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/india/29446563_1_tawang-helicopter-crash-victims |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423154303/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-19/india/29446563_1_tawang-helicopter-crash-victims |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 April 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Pawan Hans chopper crashes in Arunachal, 17 dead|date=19 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/16-dead-in-chopper-crash-in-tawang-arunachal-pradesh/1/135705.html |title=India Today: India News, Latest India News, Breaking News India, News in India, World, Business, Cricket, Sports, Bollywood News India : India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/helicopter-with-23-on-board-crashes-in-tawang/20110419.htm |title=Helicopter crash kills 17 in Arunachal – Rediff.com India News |work=Rediff.com |date=19 April 2011 |accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154860/17-killed-arunachal-chopper-crash.html |title=Chopper crash kills 17 in Arunachal, 6 including pilot survive |work=Deccan Herald |location=India |accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref>

==Accident==
The helicopter had taken off at 12:45 pm from [[Borjhar Airport]] in Assam on an internal flight to the town of Tawang, in [[Tawang district]], India. On board were 18 passengers and 5 crew. At around 13:50 pm, the helicopter arrived at destination, but while attempting to land at Tawang Civil helipad, which is located on top of a hill, the Mi-17 crashed into a gorge and caught fire.<ref name="dnaindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_chopper-crash-kills-17-in-arunachal-6-including-pilot-survive_1533655 |title=Chopper crash kills 17 in Arunachal Pradesh, 6 including pilot survive – India – DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=19 April 2011 |accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref>

==Aircraft==
The aircraft involved, a [[Mil Mi-17]], registered VT-PHF, was also involved in a previous [[emergency landing]] in the same region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helihub.com/2010/12/11/11-dec-10-vt-phf-mil-mi-172-assam-india/ |title=11-Dec-10 VT-PHF Mil MI-172 Assam, India | Helihub – the Helicopter Industry Data Source |publisher=Helihub |accessdate=9 July 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722041837/http://www.helihub.com/2010/12/11/11-dec-10-vt-phf-mil-mi-172-assam-india/| archivedate= 22 July 2011 | url-status=live}}</ref>

==Casualties==
Seventeen of the 23 on board were killed, including three crew members. Out of the 17, two were minors. Two passengers survived the crash initially, but later died due to injuries from the post-crash fire.<ref>http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/helicopter-crashes-in-arunachal-pradesh/1/135713.html</ref>

==Investigation==
An official in the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA) said that as per initial reports the helicopter crash-landed "due to likely [[wind shear]] and downdraft while [[landing]] and caught fire on impact to the ground".<ref name="dnaindia1"/>-

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