The Mi-2 helicopter crashed on the territory of the Predgorny municipal district of the Stavropol Territory, 800 meters from the Shest farm and 2 km from the Mineralnye Vody-Kislovodsk highway. Authorities “safely” did not die or be injured.
“A Mi-2 helicopter crashed 1.5 km from the village of Six in the Piedmont Region. As a result, a grass fire broke out in an area of 2 hectares.” TASS In the regional department of the Ministry of Emergencies.
as reported Telegram District President Nikolai Bondarenko caught fire after the helicopter made an emergency landing. according to information “Notebook”, the plane crashed into the block wall where the silo is located. After that there was an explosion.
The helicopter burned completely. The wreckage was found within a radius of 200 m from the crash site while extinguishing the dry reeds.
As noted Stavropol website, the incident occurred at 19:23 Moscow time. 26 people and 9 pieces of equipment participated in the extinguishing of the fire. Only at 21:49 was the fire localized.
According to the district head, adverse weather conditions were the cause of the state of emergency.
Where is the pilot?
“At this time, no victims or injured have been found. Employees of the operations-research group immediately arrived on the scene. The fire was already localized,” said Bondarenko, “and he can confidently say that he was not injured or dead.”
The pilot of the crashed Mi-2 has not yet been found. The investigation is looking for the pilots, possible passengers and owners of this plane. “There is no data so far,” he said.
according to information REN TV, the owner of the ship is Sergey Roev. He has a farm nearby.
The district head said it is not yet known how many people were inside. “The helicopter is small, Mi-2, one or two people maximum. HE [загорелся] upon landing, it landed here into the area overgrown with vegetation,” said Bondarenko.
According to the district head, the helicopter can fly from point to point. Mi-2 was engaged in agricultural work, but not in the region. “The helicopter was engaged in agricultural work, sprayed the fields. Most likely, it was driven from point to point, because no one ordered these events here. While [выяснением обстоятельств] task force,” he explained.
Mineralnye Vody Interregional Transport Prosecutor’s Office checks after the helicopter crash. The press service of the Southern Transportation Prosecutor’s Office said, “If there is a reason, the prosecutor’s office will take intervention measures.”
Source: Gazeta
