- On December 8, 2021, Indian Air Force Helicopter Mi-17V5 crashed in the Nilgiris, near Coonoor city.
- This helicopter crash is another addition to the list of accidents involving VVIPs.
- The helicopter crash has killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife along with 11 members of his personal staff. Reasons for the crash are not yet known.
- In similar accident on September 2, 2009, helicopter carrying Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, crashed into the hills near Kurnool.
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