Summary Under investigation Crew 3 Survivors 4 Date 2 July 2013 Injuries (nonfatal) 4 Survivor 4 | Passengers 25 Fatalities 24 Aircraft type Mil Mi-8 Number of deaths 24 Operator Polar Airlines | |
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Sites Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District Similar 2013 Goma Compagn, Nepal Airlines Flight 555, 2013 Loreto Helicópte, Associated Aviation Flight 361, 2013 Soldotna Rediske | ||
On 2 July 2013, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operated by Polar Airlines crashed near Deputatsky, an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, with 25 passengers (including 11 children) and three crew members on board. According to a Ministry of Emergency Situations spokesman, 24 people died in the crash; the three crew members and a child survived. Early reports suggested that the pilot lost control of the helicopter due to strong winds. The crash is being investigated by the Interstate Aviation Committee.
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2013 Siberia Polar Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA