| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 02, 1966 |
| Time: | 14:23 |
| Location: | Near Faridpur, East Pakistan (Bangladesh) |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Flight #: | PK-17 |
| Route: | Dacca (Dhaka) - Faridpur |
| AC Type: | Sikorsky S-61N |
| Registration: | AP-AOC |
| cn / ln: | 61-225 |
| Aboard: | 24 (passengers:21 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The helicopter crashed in flames after hitting a vulture. The helicopter crashed on a marshy cultivated field on the outskirts of Faridpur. |
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