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On Kamchatka find out the reason of failure of helicopter Mi-8. Print
Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Helicopter of «Koryakskoe aviapredpriyatie» has made emergency landing at 29.12.2009 in 70 km to the south from Esso walley.

Helicopter Mi-8, the commander of crew A.O.Budnikov tried to deliver 2 tons of the foodstuffs from Anavgai for Tigil. The crew of the helicopter consisted from 3 person. During the moment of emergency landing one of them was lost, two have received heavy traumas. The case of the helicopter is destroyed.
Weather conditions in area of incident were normal: clearly, without deposits, temperature of air-20°Ñ, a wind southeast 3 km/s., visibility of 10000 m.

For coordination of actions on the given incident in the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia on the Kamchatka region have been created an operative staff. At 12.57 for rendering medical aid and finding-out of the reasons of an emergency landing from Esso by helicopter Mi-8 of the Kamchatka airlines the operative group, in structure of which representatives of Office of Public Prosecutor, Rosaeronavigation, the center of medicine of accidents, the Department of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Measures has taken off. At 13.45 they have arrived to area of incident. Medical aid has been rendered to members of crew of the emergency helicopter. The reasons of incident are found out.