2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash

When

31 Aug 2024

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

53.08° N, 158.02° E

Description

mil Mi-8T helicopter crash at Kamchatka, Russia

Deaths

22

Cause

weather

2024 aviation accident in 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.

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