2016 Skol Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash

On 21 October 2016 a Mil Mi-8 helicopter belonging to Skol Airlines crashed in Yamalo-Nenets on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia, Russia. At least nineteen people were killed and there were three survivors. The helicopter was carrying at least 22 passengers and crew, mostly oil and gas workers.[1][2]

2016 Skol Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash
A Mil Mi-8 similar to the helicopter involved
Accident
Date21 October 2016 (2016-10-21)
Summarycrew spatial disorientation
SiteYamalo-Nenets, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMil Mi-8
OperatorSkol Airlines
RegistrationRA-22869
Flight originVankor, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
DestinationSuzumskoye oil and gas field, Staryi Urengoi, Yamalo-Nenets, Russia
Occupants22
Passengers19
Crew3
Fatalities19
Injuries3
Survivors3

Incident

A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was on its way to the Suzumskoye oil and gas field in Staryi Urengoi, Yamalo-Nenets from the Vankor in the Krasnoyarsk region, and was carrying mostly oil and gas workers. The helicopter crashed 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of its destination. It fell on its side, and victims could not get out. There were three survivors, all passengers. All of the three crew were killed. There were conflicting news reports, some stating that at least 19 people died, and some stating that 21 people were killed.[3]

Aftermath

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the relatives of the deceased, and Yamalo-Nenets Governor Dmitry Kobylkin announced a full day of mourning and ordered that flags be flown at half-mast while cancelling entertainment events.[4] On August 24 2017, the Interstate Aviation Committee released the final report concluding that: Fatal accident with Mi-8Т RA-22869 helicopter was caused by flight crew spatial disorientation while attempting to perform emergency landing in night time conditions at overcast sky and lack of light reference points at the location of landing. The low quantity of fuel was the reason for emergency landing to be performed.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Russia: 21 killed in helicopter crash landing due to poor weather conditions". The Indian Express. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. "Accident Mil Mi-8T RA-22869, 21 Oct 2016". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "19 killed in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia". Wionews.com. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. Chris Johnston and agencies. "Nineteen people die in helicopter crash in northern Russia | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. MI-8 RA-22869 21.10.2016
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