2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash
mil Mi-8T helicopter crash at Kamchatka, Russia
On 31 August 2024, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operating a scheduled charter flight crashed in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, killing all 22 people on board. The aircraft, which was operated by Vityaz-Aero on a sightseeing tour over the Vachkazhets volcano, crashed in poor weather shortly after take-off.
Background
Aircraft
The aircraft was a 32-year-old Mil Mi-8T, registered as RA-25656 with serial number 99254295; it was manufactured in 1992. The aircraft was operated by Vityaz-Aero, a firm that organises flights for tourists in the area. The aircraft had 4,492 flying hours. The helicopter was powered by two Klimov TV2-117A engines.
Vityaz-Aero had acquired the aircraft 11 years prior, naming it after local helicopter pilot Vladimir Samarsky. On 1 March 2022, the aircraft had received an air operator's certificate due to last for six years, expiring on 17 February 2028. According to the CEO of Vityaz-Aero, Viktor Sirotin, the aircraft was in good working order.
Passengers and crew
There were 19 passengers on board the flight returning from a trip to the extinct Vachkazhets volcano that had been organized by the Kamchatka Freeride Community and Moscow-based tour operator company Bolshaya Strana.
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