Accident | |
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Date | 2 July 2013 |
Summary | Controlled Flight into Terrain due to pilot error[1] |
Site | Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia 69°42′27.8″N 139°26′18″E / 69.707722°N 139.43833°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
Operator | Polar Airlines |
Registration | RA-22657 |
Occupants | 28 |
Passengers | 25 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 24 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 4 |
On 2 July 2013, Polar Airlines Flight 9949, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operated by Polar Airlines crashed near Deputatsky, an urban locality of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, with 25 passengers (including 11 children) and three crew members on board.[2][3] According to a Ministry of Emergency Situations spokesman, 24 people died in the crash; the three crew members and a child survived.[4] Early reports suggested that the pilot lost control of the helicopter due to strong winds. The crash was investigated by the Interstate Aviation Committee.[5]
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