Helicopter crash

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Report of a helicopter crash on Tuesday January 30, at 1:50 p.m. local time in Newport Beach, California, about one mile from the John Wayne Airport.

Four passengers were in the helicopter when it crashed, two died at the scene including someone on the ground. Information is lacking and sketchy.

One comment by a neighbor was of interest: A witness told the outlet that he saw the helicopter "drop like a rock."

Two days earlier, an engine on a Beech G33 suddenly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport and made a nighttime emergency landing on a nearby freeway.

Three people died Tuesday after a helicopter crashed into a home in Southern California, according to state authorities. Two others were reported as injured.

Three Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into California Home - Report
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The crash initially happened around 1:50 p.m. local time in Newport Beach, NBC Los Angeles reported. The Newport Beach Police Department said
four people were aboard the Robinson 44 helicopter when it went down.

One of the deceased was a person who was on the ground when the crash occurred.

A resident in the neighborhood described to local station KCAL-TV what he heard and saw after the crash took place.

"We tried to pry them out but we didn't want to touch them," the neighbor told the station. "We didn't want to take a chance of hurting anybody."

"The three people were all crunched in there together. One I could see moving an arm," he added.

​The crash site is roughly a mile away from the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, according to CBS News. A witness told the outlet that he saw the helicopter "drop like a rock."

According to reports, no fire has erupted despite fluids building up on the ground.

​​The cause of the crash is currently under investigation and will be handled by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.


(NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.) — A helicopter crashed into a Southern California home shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring two others, officials said.

A Helicopter Has Crashed Into a California Home, Killing Three People (Video)
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The four-seat Robinson R44 went down at about 1:45 p.m. in a gated community in Newport Beach, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles, authorities said.

The injured were taken to hospitals but there was no immediate word on their condition.

Fire Chief Chip Duncan confirmed the deaths and injuries but could not say how many of the dead were aboard the aircraft.

The Federal Aviation Administration said four people were on the helicopter.

A neighbor who heard the crash told KCAL-TV that he saw the pilot lying injured but alive on the grass and three other people inside the wreckage.

“We tried to pry them out but we didn’t want to touch them,” said the neighbor, who was not identified by the television station. “We didn’t want to take a chance of hurting anybody.”

“The three people were all crunched in there together,” he said. “One I could see moving an arm.”

Marian Michaels, who lives behind the house that was struck by the helicopter, said her house shook when the crash happened.

“There was no fire,” she said. “It looked like they were trying to land in the street but clipped the roof across the street and didn’t make it.” The house that was hit was for sale and she saw the owners talking to firefighters, Michaels said.

The aircraft had taken off from John Wayne Airport, said Ian Gregor, an FAA spokesman. The airport is about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the crash site. There was no fire.

Messages seeking comment from Revolution Aviation, which is based at the airport and operated the helicopter, were not immediately returned.

The crash took place two days after a small plane heading toward the airport made a nighttime emergency landing on a nearby freeway. The pilot and passenger weren’t hurt.

The pilot, Israel Slod, said the engine of the Beech G33 suddenly died as the plane was en route from San Diego to the airport. The aircraft landed on State Route 55 in Costa Mesa, a few miles north of Newport Beach.


A helicopter with four people onboard crashed into a Newport Beach home Tuesday afternoon, killing three people and injuring two others, authorities said.

‘It was like a train hitting a wall’: 3 killed when helicopter crashes into Newport Beach home
http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-helicopter-crash-20180130-story.html

It wasn't clear whether all the fatalities were on the helicopter. Newport Beach police said a pedestrian on the ground was involved in the crash, though a photographer at the scene said the bystander appeared to have suffered minor injuries.

The four-seat Robinson R44 crashed under unknown circumstances after it departed from John Wayne Airport, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor.

Eric Spitzer of Spitzer Helicopter said he leased the R44 to Revolution Aviation, a flight school and touring company at John Wayne Airport.

"I'm shocked because it just came out of getting updated avionics" a week ago, Spitzer said, though he didn't know exactly what that entailed. "I paid the bill."

Spitzer said that with three passengers aboard, the pilot, a friend of his who owns the aviation company, was likely conducting a tour.

Tuesday's crash was at least the third serious accident in Southern California in the past year involving an R44,
according to NTSB records.

In May, the pilot and two passengers aboard an R44 suffered serious injuries when it crash-landed on a golf course maintenance yard near Santa Barbara.

Two months later, an R44 lost power and landed hard on a city street in Sherman Oaks, injuring the pilot and three passengers.
 
An investigation into the deadly crash, which occurred on Friday morning, is underway as the fate of the sixth person aboard is still uncertain.

Two Military Helicopters Crash in France, Leaving Five Dead 02.02.2018
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On Friday morning, two French army helicopters belonging to an army flight training school crashed under unknown circumstances near lake Carces in the southeastern French region of Var, about fifty kilometers from Saint-Tropez, killing at least five people, the prefecture's statement reads.

"The helicopters crashed, there were three passengers in one helicopter and two in the other, all are dead," according to Brignoles gendarmerie.

The statement of France's prefecture of Var, however, does not precise the death toll, saying that the crash resulted in "multiple victims."

The military helicopters involved in the accident are two aircrafts of the School of Army Light Aviation (EALAT).

A gendarmerie helicopter and about twenty soldiers were deployed on the scene, as some sources mentioned that the search for the body of the sixth passenger was underway.


Five people died after two military helicopters crashed at a flight training school in the southeastern Var region of France on Friday.

Five dead after two French military helicopters crash
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The deaths have been confirmed by local authorities and a security source, reports Reuters, with no immediate details on the cause of the crash.

The crash took place near Lake Carces about 50km (32 miles) from Saint Tropez.

The aircraft involved in the crash are from the School of Light Aviation Army (EALAT) Cannet des Maures.

Approximately 20 soldiers and a police commander are at the scene of the crash along with military and police helicopters.

It had earlier been reported by several news outlets that a search was being carried out for a sixth person who was on board one of the helicopters, however, that has not been confirmed.


The helicopters, which belong to a military flight training school, collided in mid-air scattering debris on nearby roads.

At least five dead as two helicopters crash in southern France
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French police said the Gazelle helicopters, which both belonged to the Ealat military flight training school in nearby Le-Cannet-des-Maures, had collided in a wooded area between the small towns of Cabasse and Carces, around 30 miles northwest of the resort town of Saint-Tropez.

Local reports suggested that a search and rescue operation was under way to find a sixth passenger, but only five passengers have so far been confirmed to have been aboard.

Three people were confirmed to have been on one helicopter, with two on the other, and none of them survived.

Two rescue aircraft were dispatched to the scene, along with some 20 troops and more than 30 police officers.

Roads were cordoned off in the surrounding area as a result of scattered debris.

Police said the area was uninhabited and nobody on the ground was hurt.

French defense minister Florence Parly is expected to travel to the Var region later on Friday. He has expressed "great sadness" at news of the crash in a post on Twitter.

The Ealat training school also hosts German and Spanish army pilots, and stores more than 80 aircraft, with the Gazelle helicopters in use by the French military in Mali.
 
Mexico helicopter crash kills 13 on ground in wake of earthquake Saturday 17 February 2018
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SANTIAGO JAMILTEPEC, Mexico: At least 13 people on the ground, including three children, were killed when a Mexican military helicopter carrying top officials surveying damage from an earthquake crashed in a small town in the southern state of Oaxaca, authorities said on Saturday.

The helicopter, which was carrying Mexico’s interior minister and the state governor, crashed on top of two vans in an open field while trying to land at night in Santiago Jamiltepec after a tour of damage from Friday’s powerful quake.

The senior officials survived but 12 people at the scene were killed and another died later in a hospital Oaxaca’s attorney general’s office said in a statement. Another 15 people were injured.

Luis Cabrera, a civil protection official at the scene, said authorities were still investigating the cause of the crash.

The 7.2 magnitude quake knocked out electricity in Santiago Jamiltepec, about 28 miles (45 km) from the tremor’s epicenter, leaving the town in darkness Friday night.

A journalist on board the flight told local TV that the helicopter had flown in over a clearing next to homes, raising a huge dust cloud before it crash landed.

At a home near the accident site, family members gathered to mourn their loved ones after officials returned their bodies. Many lashed out in anger at authorities.

“The governor was supposedly coming to help, but what was the help, the aid, we received? This was the aid,” said Eduardo Juarez, a relative of one victim.

Mexico’s defense minister, General Salvador Cienfuegos, arrived at the scene on Saturday and spoke with locals, offering apologies for the accident, local TV showed.

The earthquake left nearly a million homes and businesses without power in Mexico City and the south and damaged at least 50 homes in Oaxaca.

The state, along with Mexico City, is still reeling from earthquakes in September that killed at least 471 people and caused widespread damage.


The accident occurred during an inspection flight of earthquake-affected areas, as earlier in the day the country was hit by a 7.2-magnitude quake, sending thousands of people in the nation's capital running into the streets and cutting power to half a million properties.

Helicopter With Int. Minister, Governor Crashes Into Van in Mexico, Kills 13
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A helicopter carrying Mexico's Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat crashed on Friday, killing 13 people, according to Prosecutor's office.

Initially, the Mexican Interior Ministry said via Twitter that two people were killed in the crash, noting that the senior officials survived.

The military helicopter crashed while attempting to land near the epicenter of the earthquake, which happened earlier in the day. Both the cabinet minister and the regional governor were not harmed, whereas other people on board sustained injuries.

Tonight, a military helicopter with Interior Minister @SEGOB_mx @navarreteprida and Governor of @Oaxaca #alejandromurat has crashed. Unfortunately, two people on the ground were killed as a result of the accident.

However, some media report, citing words of the locals, that 10 people died as a result of the crash.

Social media photos show the helicopter after it crashed into a van on the ground. According to preliminary information, the vehicle fell on a car after losing control at an altitude of about 30 meters (98 feet) before landing, the Jornada news portal reported.

The helicopter crashed during an inspection of areas affected by the earthquake, which struck southwestern Mexico on Friday. Aftershocks as strong as 5.9 in magnitude continued to rattle the country late into the night. As of 10:30 p.m. local time, the National Seismological Service registered 225 tremors. No casualties were reported in the wake of the quake.

The country is still reeling from September's deadly 7.1-magnitude quake in central Mexico, which killed and injured hundreds of people and cost the government over $2 billion in repairs.
 
All four crew members of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter of the US Armed Forces that recently crashed in Southern California are feared dead, according to NBC News, citing the Marine Corps.

04.04.2018 Four US Marines Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash in Southern California - Reports
Four US Marines Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash in Southern California - Reports

The helicopter went down at about 2:35 p.m. local time on Tuesday (21:35 GMT) while carrying out a routine training mission about 10 miles from the Mexican border, according to local media reports.

No details regarding the reasons of the crash have been provided so far.

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military.


The Russia-made Mi-17 is one of the world’s most advanced military transport helicopters. Although the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, prima facie it looks like the aircraft became entangled with iron girders while landing, according to a local resident.

03.04.2018 Indian Air Force Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Near the Himalayas
Indian Air Force Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Near the Himalayas

An Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has crash-landed in the Kedarnath valley of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday morning. Six people, including a crew member, have reportedly faced minor injuries during the mishap, which occurred when the helicopter was conducting a sortie carrying construction material.

A local resident told Sputnik that it looked like the pilot lost control after the helicopter and got entangled with some iron girders while landing. The Russian-made transport helicopter was carrying construction material for the ongoing reconstruction of the ancient Kedarnath shrine. Personnel of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering and local administration were pressed into action to rescue the crew.

The Mi-17 helicopter played a major role in rescue operations when the Kedarnath valley was partially devastated by massive landslides and floods in 2013. Since then, the helicopters have been assisting in the reconstruction works in the area that was washed out by the floods.
 
05.04.2018 - Two people killed in Helicopter crash in France - Reports
Two People Killed in Helicopter Crash in France – Reports

Two people have been killed in a helicopter crash in the southwestern part of France, local media reported.

The incident took place at around 10 a.m. local time on Thursday (09:00 GMT) about two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the small aerodrome of Libourne, according to the France Bleu radio station.

Both men inside the rotorcraft were killed immediately.

An engine failure may have caused the accident.
 
07.04.2018 - Two US Soldiers killed in Helicopter Crash in Kentucky State
Two US Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kentucky State

Two US soldiers were killed as a result of a helicopter crash at the Fort Campbell training facility in the US state of Kentucky that occurred during a routine training, the US Army Fort Campbell wrote in post on its Facebook page on Saturday. "

At approximately 9:50 p.m. Friday [1:50 GMT on Saturday], two Soldiers of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) were killed in an AH-64E Apache helicopter crash in the local training area on Fort Campbell.

The names of the deceased will not be released until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification is complete," the statement read.

The recovery operation are currently ongoing on the crash site.

"This is a day of sadness for Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne," Brig. Gen. Todd Royar, the deputy commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division, was quoted as saying in the statement.


06.04.2018 - Italian Navy Helicopter Crashes into Mediterranean Sea (Photos)
Italian Navy Helicopter Crashes Into Mediterranean Sea (PHOTOS)

The helicopter of the Italian naval forces, participating in Operation Mare Sicuro ("Calm Sea"), fell into the Mediterranean Sea last night during the exercises, as a result of which one of the five members of the crew died, the press service of the Navy said on Friday.

According to media reports, it was the SH 212 helicopter of the military ship Borsini. The reasons of the helicopter crash are currently being clarified.

"All five crew members of the helicopter were rescued from the sea, the condition of four servicemen is good, while one of the crew members Andrea Fazio was taken aboard Borsini unconscious and died during resuscitation," the report said.

Helicopter #MarinaMilitare boarded on Borsini ship falls into the sea during night training. The ship is engaged in the "Mare Sicuro" operation in the central Mediterranean. The 5 rescued crew members were transferred on board for assessments and health care.

One of the crew members of the Borsini ship helicopter that fell into the sea late yesterday evening and died on board during operations.

The Operation Mare Sicuro has been carried out by the Italian authorities in the Mediterranean from March 2015 to control migration flows. Since January 1, 2018, the tasks of this operation have been expanded to counter illegal migration. Up to six ships of the Italian Navy have been involved in the operation.
 
11.04.2018 - Helicopter Crashes in Russian City of Khabarovsk: Casualties Reported (Video)
Helicopter Crashes in Russian City of Khabarovsk: Casualties Reported (VIDEO)

A Mi-8 helicopter with six people aboard made reportedly a hard landing on Wednesday in the Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk, the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement.

"At 11:30 a.m. [1:30 GMT] the crisis management center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry at the Khabarovsk Territory… received information that the Mi-6 helicopter made a hard landing… According to preliminary information six people were aboard. The constructions have not been affected by the incident," the statement said adding that several casualties had been reported.

A spokesperson of the Russian Investigative Committee told Sputnik that the investigators had already been engaged in verification of information about the victims. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
 
13.04.2018 - Russian Helicopter Crashes in Baltic Sea, Both Pilots Dead - Baltic Fleet
Russian Helicopter Crashes in Baltic Sea, Both Pilots Dead - Baltic Fleet

A Russian helicopter with two crew members crashed in the Baltic Sea, one body was found, a source in the emergency services told Sputnik on Friday.

Russian Ka-29 helicopter while carrying out a test flight in the Baltic Sea at night, the Russian Baltic Fleet said Friday.

"On April 12, 2018, at around 23:30 Moscow time [20:30 GMT] a Ka-29 helicopter crashed while carrying out night test flights in the Baltic Sea. The crew comprising two test pilots of the manufacturer died," the statement read.

Search and rescue operation is being carried out.
 
April, 18, 2018 - Iranian Rescue Helicopter Crashes in Persian Gulf
Iranian Rescue Helicopter Crashes in Persian Gulf - Tasnim News Agency

An Iranian rescue helicopter, flying from an offshore rig toward Kish Island, crashed in the Persian Gulf Tuesday with five people on board.

The helicopter was reportedly transporting an oil worker who had suffered a heart attack to a hospital on Kish Island.

Following the crash, the oil worker and a paramedic died. Another two passengers are missing, and the pilot survived, reports said.

Kish Island is located in the northeast of the Persian Gulf about 17 km from the southern offshore of the mainland Iran.
 
27.04.2018 - Medical Helicopter Crashes in Northern Wisconsin, Killing Three - Reports
Medical Helicopter Crashes in Northern Wisconsin, Killing Three - Reports

At least three people were killed as a result of a Spirit air ambulance helicopter crash in the Oneida county of the US state of Wisconsin, the AP news agency reported, citing sheriff's office.

According to the Sheriff's Office, the last contact with the crashed helicopter has taken place at approximately 10:55 p.m. Thursday. As the sheriff's office has specified, the local dispatch center received a call that the helicopter was missing at 11:22 p.m.

As WSAW-TV reports, emergency currently searches the area of the aircraft last destination.

No further information is available at the moment. DETAILS TO FOLLOW


27.04.2018 - UDPATE: Air ambulance crash in northern Wisconsin
UDPATE: Air ambulance crash in northern Wisconsin

HAZELHURST, Wis. (WLUC/AP) - UPDATE 10:28 a.m. central Friday (AP):
Authorities say three people are dead after a medical helicopter crashed in northern Wisconsin.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office confirmed the three fatalities on Friday. Chief Deputy Dan Hess said the crash involved an Ascension Wisconsin Spirit helicopter, but he said he doesn't know if the three victims were all Ascension employees.

Hess says search and rescue crews reached the crash scene Friday. The helicopter was reported missing late Thursday night, and a search was launched. Crews say the helicopter was found in Hazelhurst, a small town about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Green Bay.

A witness who drove search crews to the scene on an amphibious all-terrain vehicle says the chopper went down in a heavily wooded area with high ridges and some swamps.

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UPDATE 7:30 a.m. central Friday:

WSAW-TV reports a Spirit air ambulance helicopter crashed in Oneida County. Investigators said the helicopter was enroute to an Ascension hospital. No further details have been released.

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ORIGINAL STORY:

An air ambulance helicopter has crashed in northern Wisconsin.

According to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office, the helicopter’s last known contact was at approximately 10:55 p.m. Thursday. The Oneida County Dispatch Center received a call that the helicopter was missing at 11:22 p.m.

WSAW-TV reports emergency responders searched the area last known, and located the helicopter in the Town of Hazelhurst, which is just south of Minoqua.

Details of the crash and condition of the occupants are not being release at this time pending further investigation. No further information is available at this time.
 
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A helicopter crashed near the village of Aldborough, located not far from the UK town of Boroughbridge, the North Yorkshire Police said Wednesday, without providing further details.

30.05.2018 - Helicopter Crashes near Aldborough Village in UK N Yorkshire - Police
Helicopter Crashes Near Aldborough Village in UK N Yorkshire - Police (PHOTO)

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a helicopter crash near the village of Aldborough near Boroughbridge … It is too early to provide details of any casualties at this stage. We will update when we are able," the police wrote on Twitter.


North Yorkshire Fire

@NorthYorksFire


Crews from #Boroughbridge, #Knaresborough, #Harrogate & #Ripon on route to #Aldborough area for reports of a light aircraft believed to have come down in a field. @YorksAmbulance & @NYorksPolice also on route. Further details to follow.
9:21 AM - May 30, 2018


Minster FM @minsterfm

999 Crews at the scene of a helicopter crash at #Aldborough near Boroughbridge More here https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2593103/helicopter-crashes-near-boroughbridge/ …
10:30 AM - May 30, 2018

The police noted that it had received a call reporting the crash at 13:23 GMT.

 
A rescue helicopter crashed in Kunming, the capital of the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, on Saturday, leaving all three crew members killed, China Central Television reported.

16.06.2018 - Rescue Chopper Crash in China Kills All 3 Crew Members on Board - Reports
Rescue Chopper Crash in China Kills All 3 Crew Members on Board - Reports

According to the China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster, the helicopter was on an emergency rescue mission heading from the provincial capital of Kunming to a hospital in the city of Anning.

The cause of the incident is to be investigated.
 
At least one person was killed when a helicopter crashed Sunday evening into a residential townhome building in Williamsburg, Virginia, WRAL broadcaster reported.

09.07.2018 - At Least 1 Killed as Helicopter Crashes in Residential Area in Virginia (Photos - Video)
At Least 1 Killed as Helicopter Crashes In Residential Area in Virginia

According to the statement of the local police, authorities were still trying to identify the pilot of the helicopter after it reportedly went down after 4:30 p.m. local time. It was instantly not clear if the person who died was on board of the aircraft or on the ground.

A spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police said the cause of the crash is under investigation, WRAL reported. Local residents reportedly described hearing a low-flying helicopter before a loud explosion and fire.

The incident occured near the campus of the College of Wiliam and Mary, prompting an alert from the university, local media reported. The university representatives stressed that the crash did not occur on the College of William and Mary property and urged in a twitter statement to avoid the area of the incident.

"There has been an aviation incident in the residential area near Dillard Complex. Avoid the area."
 
French officer died in the crash of a helicopter in Cote d'Ivoire during joint French-Ivorian training, the French Army said Wednesday.

11.07.2018 - French Military Helicopter Crashes in Cote d'Ivoire, Pilot Dead - Army
French Military Helicopter Crashes in Cote d’Ivoire, Pilot Dead - Army

"The Army deeply regrets the death of Lt. Alexandre Arnaud… in Cote d’Ivoire. He died in a flight on a mission during the joint training of French and Ivorian forces," the army said on Twitter.

According to the army, Gazelle helicopter crashed on Tuesday about 12.5 miles east of the city of Abidjan. The two injured were transported to the French forces' medical facility in the country, but 25-year-old Arnaud succumbed to his wounds late on Tuesday.

The Defense Ministry offered condolences to the young man's family and friends.
 
A Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia's Krasnoyarsk region, killing 18 people on board, a source told Sputnik on Saturday.

04.08.2018 - At Least 18 Dead As Helicopter Crashes in Krasnoyarsk, Russia - Authorities
At Least 18 Dead As Helicopter Crashes in Krasnoyarsk, Russia - Authorities

"There were 18 people aboard the aircraft, including three crew members. All of them died," the source in the regional emergency services said. A helicopter performed a hard landing in Siberia on Saturday morning, Russian Emergency Ministry's department in the Krasnoyarsk region said.

"At 10:20 a.m. on August 4, 2018, a Mi-8 helicopter performed a hard landing in Turukhansk district 2 kilometers from the village of Igarka," the statement read.

According to the regional emergency services, Mi-8 crash was possibly caused by technical failure. The helicpoter fell apart and caught fire.

"The crash site has been found," the source in the regional emergency services said, adding the aircraft fell apart and burst into flames. "A technical failure and a pilot's error are regarded as the main possible causes of the crash," the source added. The helicopter flew 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) before it crashed.

Transport authorities in Western Siberia have told Sputnik they have opened a probe into the crash of a Mi-8 helicopter in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region.

"The Transportation Prosecutor's Office for Western Siberia has opened an investigation into a possible violation of air transport safety regulations," a spokesperson for the agency said.

Two "black boxes" have been pulled from the wreckage of the crashed helicopter that came down near a remote Siberian village on Saturday, a source told Sputnik.

"A cockpit voice recorder and a flight data recorder were found at the site of the Mi-8 helicopter crash," the source in the regional emergency services said, adding their condition was unknown.

The helicopter belonged to Utair airline, the source added. There were three crew and 15 oil industry workers aboard from Vankor No1 oil pumping station when it hit the ground and burst into flames at 10:20 a.m. local time. No one survived.

A spokesperson for the regional emergencies authority told Sputnik that a helicopter crashed after it was hit by cargo dangling from another copter.

"Utair’s Mi-8 helicopter 25640 was flying from Vankor to Kharkasale. During the take-off it struck cargo hanging from the landing gear of another Mi-8 helicopter," the spokesperson told Sputnik.


04.08.2018 - Watch 1st Video From Crash Site of Mi-8 Helicopter in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Area
WATCH 1st Video From Crash Site of Mi-8 Helicopter in Russia's Krasnoyarsk Area

An Mi-8 carrying 18 people crashed Saturday near a Siberian village after it was hit by cargo dangling from another helicopter, a spokesperson for the regional emergencies authority said.

Eyewitnesses of the Mi-8 helicopter crash in the Krasnoyarsk area published videos of the crash site.

The Mi-8, operated by the airline UTair, collided near the Vankor oil field with cargo suspened from another helicopter, causing it to crash and explode upon impact.

The helicopter was carrying three crew and 15 oil workers from Vankor No1 oil pumping station in the Krasnoyarsk region. There were no survivors.

Rosaviatsiya confirmed that preliminary data indicated that the passenger helicopter crashed into another aircraft's cargo, although it is unclear yet why.

An investigation is underway.

The Mi-8 has been in constant production since 1967 and is the world's most-produced transport helicopter; thousands of them have
been produced and they have been supplied to more than 100 countries throughout the world.

Published on Aug 4, 2018 (0:28 min.)
 
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