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2018 UTair Mil Mi-8 crash
A UTair Mil Mi-8, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)
SummaryCrashed after colliding with the external load of another helicopter
SiteIgarka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMil Mi-8AMT
OperatorUTair
RegistrationRA-25640
Flight originVankor Field, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
DestinationTarko-Sale, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Occupants18
Passengers15
Crew3
Fatalities18
Injuries0
Survivors0

On 4 August, 2018, a UTair Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed on take off from Vankor Field, Krasnoyarsk Krai, killing all 18 people on board. The aircraft was headed to Tarko-Sale, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, carrying oil workers of the company Rosneft. The crash of the helicopter was caused by the collision with the external load of another Mil Mi-8, which had taken off from another nearby helipad.[1][2]

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved was a Mil Mi-8AMT helicopter registered as RA-25640 and manufactured in 2010.

References

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  1. ^ "Accident Mil Mi-8AMT RA-25640 Saturday 4 August 2018". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  2. ^ "Mi-8 helicopter crashes in East Siberia". TASS. August 4, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2025.