Monday 04 May 2026 video: Navy Mil Mi-17 damaged when take-off went wrong in Mexico

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Monday 04 May 2026 video: Navy Mil Mi-17 damaged when take-off went wrong in Mexico

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/569987
links to the video at
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comme ... ust_after/
Date: Monday 4 May 2026

Narrative:
A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopter failed to take off in Mazatlán, Sinaloa after engine problems,
and after a few seconds crashed to the ground.
There were no casualties, but the helicopter broke its nose landing gear during the hard landing.
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Re: Monday 04 May 2026 video: Navy Mil Mi-17 damaged when take-off went wrong in Mexico

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Stratofreighter wrote: 05 May 2026, 13:42 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/569987
links to the video at
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comme ... ust_after/
Date: Monday 4 May 2026

Narrative:
A Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 helicopter failed to take off in Mazatlán, Sinaloa after engine problems,
and after a few seconds crashed to the ground.
There were no casualties, but the helicopter broke its nose landing gear during the hard landing.
:bonk:
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