On Friday morning, December 16, in Ulan-Ude, collapsed Mi-8 helicopter. while transmitting TASSThe board caught fire during landing at Baikal airport.
“The Mi-8 crashed while landing at the Baikal airport and caught fire. The source said there was a crew of three on board.
According to preliminary data, all three members of the helicopter crew were killed. “There were no passengers on board,” said a source from operational services.
Rescue and fire crews at the scene. “At 15:50 (10:50 Moscow time), a message was received that the Mi-8 helicopter was fired while landing at Baikal Airport. The forces and vehicles of the fire and rescue garrison are involved in the second row of fire, ”the Buryatia Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia said.
It was announced that the fire started on the taxiway and the runway was not affected.
The cause of the helicopter crash may have been a fire in the engine.
“According to preliminary data, the helicopter is in the air during the landing. engine fire. The burning board fell to the ground, law enforcement officials said.
In turn, the head of Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov, said that the first cause of the helicopter crash was a technical malfunction or pilot error.
According to the regional government, the crashed helicopter was not in operation and was being prepared for delivery. They added that the Mi-8 helicopter flew from the Vostochny airport to the Baikal airport.
The crashed helicopter was produced at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant and was intended for export. DEA News.
On 17 October, the Su-34 fighter-bomber collapsed while climbing during a training flight and crashed into the courtyard of residential buildings in the city of Yeysk, Krasnodar Territory. The pilots took off and survived. According to them, one of the engines caught fire during takeoff.
“15 people died, including three children,” said Anna Minkova, deputy governor of the Krasnodar Territory.
According to the latest data, 43 people were injured, 9 of them children. Currently, the last victim, a child, is in serious condition in the hospital.
23 October Su-30 fighter jet collapsed crashed on a two-story wooden house in Irkutsk during a test flight.
Both pilots were killed. According to the governor of the Irkutsk region, Igor Kobzev, no local residents were injured. A fire broke out in the emergency area with an area of 200 square meters. m.