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On 31 August 2024, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operating a scheduled charter flight crashed in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, killing all 22 people on board.The aircraft, which was operated by Vityaz-Aero on a sightseeing tour over the Vachkazhets [] volcano, crashed in poor weather shortly after take-off.
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The Mil Mi-8 (Russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968.
On 15 March 2011, a Mil Mi-8 (RA-24436) rolled on landing at the helipad at Krasnoyarsk and burst into flames. [5] 18-June-2012, Mil Mi-2 rolled during take-off in Krasnoyarsk (Boguchany) and burst into flames. [6] Eurocopter AS350B3, Eurocopter ES130B4, Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-8, Robinson R44, Antonov An-2, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan [7]
The crash site was found on the same day, after the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations had dispatched a Mil Mi-8 helicopter and deployed search teams on the ground. [13] [14] A weak signal was received from an emergency locator transmitter (ELT). Wreckage was sighted at 21:00 local time (09:00 UTC). [5] The aircraft debris were fragmented.
Koryak Air Enterprise was a Russian passenger and cargo airline based in Kamchatka, Russia. ... Mil Mi-8: 4 (RA-25195, RA-25388, RA-25617, RA-25618) Antonov An-28: 2
28 January - A Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed near Dubki, in Ulyanovsk Oblast. One crew member died and the other two were injured. [119] 29 January – A MIG-31 crashed and split in half in Novgorod Oblast. The two pilots ejected safely [120] 24 February - An Antonov An-26 crashed in Uryv-Pokrovka, Voronezh Oblast, killing all six crew members. [121]
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