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.jpg) Mil Mi-8 helicopter sprays a decontamination liquid or glue over the roof of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor in 1986. (Chernobyl, Ukraine, 1986). | |
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| Date | 2 October 1986 |
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| Time | 5-6 A.M |
| Location | Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Pripyat, Chernobyl Raion, Kiev Oblast,Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Type | Chernobyl Disaster |
| Cause | The Mi-8 helicopter poured sand into the exposed core of reactor 4 at Chernobyl, but radiation glow from the sun's rays blinded the pilot's vision making the crane cables difficult to see, and the helicopter's blades hit the cables and crashed. |
| Outcome | 4 Deaths form the Cup-2 |
| Deaths | 4 Deaths form the Cup-2 crew of Mi-8 Incident crash.
1. Captain Vladimir K.Vorobyov (retired military pilot colonel), 2. Senior Lieutenant A. Y. Yundkind, 3. Senior Lieutenant L. I. Khristich, 4. First Ensign N. A. Ganzhukr |
Mil Mi-8 Helicopter crash during the Chernobyl disaster response is often remembered for its tragic outcome.