Crashed on training flight, killing two of the four POB
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Helicopter with 9 persons and 2 tons of explosive
Tags: Angara Airlines, Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety
Emergency landing off airfield. 12 occupants (2x USA, 7x Turkish, 1x Russian, 2x Afghan) captured by Taliban forces, who claim to have destroyed the helicopter, which may be one of YA-KHA/B/C/D/E
Tags: Afghanistan, Civil, Khorasan Cargo Airlines, Mi-8, Mil, Safety
Emergency landing after system malfunction
Tags: Egypt, Egyptian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Incident summary – Oil exploration support helicopter went down, killing all on board. Initial reports vary between 13 and 14 fatalities after initial reports of 9. Some local news sources are saying it exploded in the air, 10 minutes from its destination. The helicopter was supporting work by Perenco Peru, who issued a statement saying that apart from two crew there was one of their employees on board as well as others from three different contractors.
The flight manifest (according to this page) listed those on board as R. Caballero de la Cruz - Pilot, Pedro Garate Arcila - Co-pilot, Ángel La Rosa Díaz - Flight Engineer, José Vargas Siprian - Mechanic, Máximo Cuello Yumbato, Deyvi Salas Del Águila, F. Saavedra Sánchez, Víctor Vallejos Clavo, Hernán Serrantes Paima, José Navarro Pinto, Frider Pasmiño Vargas, R. Manuyama Sandoval, Jairo Cahuamri Tello
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Helicopteros del Pacifico, Mi-8, Mil, Peru, Safety
Rolled over onto its side on landing. The helicopter carried three crewmembers and 3.2 tonnes of building materials.
Tags: Civil, Kamchatka Airlines, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety
Three killed out of four on board a Russian Border Guard Mi-8 which crashed in poor visibility. A criminal investigation has been opened.
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Crashed on take off for post-maintenance test flight
Tags: Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Emergency landing at night on snow after overheating. Stayed a while and returned to base in Zagreb. Serial 228 to be confirmed (may possibly be 226). Aircraft type is Mi-171Sh and not Mi-8 per the press reports.
Tags: Croatia, Croatian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Crashed shortly after take-off, killing all five on board. Three were the helicopter crew, two were ground handlers from the airport
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Ukraine, Ukraine Interior Ministry
Shot down - four Russian nationals on board all died - named later in a UN statement as Pilot in Command Ilin Sergei, Co-Pilot Abrakov Alfir, Flight Engineer Egorov Sergei and Flight Attendant Shpanov Nikolai
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Nizhnevartovsk Avia, Safety, Sudan, United Nations
Syrian AF Mi-17 was hit by surface to air missile, continued flying but crashed minutes later. Two YouTube clips show situation - see this one first, then this one. Casualties unknown
Tags: Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Syria, Syrian Air Force
Euro-Asia Airlines Mi-8 reported missing and not found five days later. The helicopter took off on November 24 at 08.30 to fly over the Ushara-Dostyk section of the Atasu – Alashankow oil pipeline - but did not land at Dostyk at 12.30 as expected - and crashed nr Dostyk. The helicopter had significant damages with only the aft remaining intact. All five crew members and three passengers died in the helicopter crash. Manifest: Captain – Raul Khabibullin -/- Pilot – Nurlan Yessenaliyev -/- Flight mechanic – Vladimir Kim -/- Engineers – Konstantin Maksayev and Viktor Radomskiy -/- Accompanying persons - T. Shokparov, A. Sarsembayev, K. Sabirov.
Tags: Civil, Euro-Asia Air, Kazakhstan, Mi-8, Mil, Safety
Emergency landing after helicopter damaged in bird strike
Tags: Mexican Federal Police, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Safety
Turned over onto its side when landing. Beyond that, reports differ - in particular the company press release and the initial investigation reports and local press. Some say conditions were gusty, others say low visibility - one report has photo of wreckage with snow falling. Some say 17 passengers and 3 crew - of which 4 minor injuries only. Others say 19+3 with 6 seriously injured.
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety, UTair
Syrian rebels claim to have shot down a Mi-17 helicopter
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Syria, Syrian Air Force
Emergency landing after developing mechanical problems in flight. Some passengers with minor injuries
Tags: Afghanistan, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Helicopter was seriously damaged but its 24 passengers and three crew members were safe (full manifest here)
Tags: Civil, Hevilift, Mi-8, Mil, Papua New Guinea, Safety
Helicopter shot down by rebel forces, and burned out on the ground
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Syria, Syrian Air Force
Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state. 9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other. One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not - see photo set here
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Two Mi-17 helicopters hit each other on take off on a training mission from an air base near the village of Sarmat in Jamnagar district of Gujarat state. 9 killed, assumed currently as 4 in one helicopter and 5 in the other. One helicopter caught fire and completely burned out, the other did not - see photo set here
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Crashed during a training exercise at an airfield near the capital Astana and caught fire.
Tags: Fatal, Kazakh Air Force, Kazakhstan, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Landing accident - ended up on starboard side
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Safety, Slovakia, Techmont Helicopter Co
Badly damaged in landing in swampy area short of intended helipad landing. Three occupants injured of the 22 on board. Helicopter with 3 crew was transporting 19 oil workers to a remote field location
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety, Tomskavia
Military spokesman Col. Sawarmy Khalid Saad said that a technical failure caused the crash. Seven officers were killed and two others were injured. [Helicopter type assumed, not confirmed]
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety, Sudanese Air Force
After experiencing some blade damage in flight, an emergency landing was made. The impact killed pilot Rodolfo León Gavilán. The other 18 on board survived. The police had been engaged on an anti-drug trafficking mission.
Tags: Fatal, Law Enforcement, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Peru, Peruvian National Police, Safety
Crash landed on a road during a training flight. 3 POB to hospital but not seriously injured.
Tags: Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force, Safety
Landed and fell onto its side during a training flight. 2 of the 6POB injured.
Tags: Civil, Kazair West, Kazakhstan, Mi-8, Mil, Safety
Crashed on take-off from Murzuq airport, landing on a rail track. Possibly due to overloading - reported as 25 POB with two injured to hospital. On board were members of the reconciliation and civil peace team including Third Deputy Prime Minister Haramain Mohammed al-Haramain, Minister of Local Government Mohammad Hashemi Harari, one of the chiefs of military staff and the head of Murzuq Military Council, Baraka Wardako.
Tags: Libya, Libyan Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
A North Korean helicopter crash has killed five of the Stalinist country`s Cabinet-level officials, including Commerce Minister Kim Bong Chol
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, North Korea, North Korean Air Force, Safety
Operated by Central Asian Aviation Services on behalf of logistics company Supreme Group. 4 fatalities were nationals of Tajikistan, including the son of the deputy defense minister, and helicopter was registered there.
Tags: Afghanistan, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Crashed during humanitarian aid mission - main blades severed tail boom. 11POB all safe. Weather reported as gusty. Potential for white-out with ground snow. Another potential contributor was the changing CofG due to the aid being moved some metres forward in the minutes prior to the accident - see YouTube video
Tags: Bosnia & Hercegovina, Bosnian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Safety
Helicopter destroyed in hangar fire along with two An-2 fixed wing aircraft. Preliminary cause given centred on welding work being done in the hangar at the time. One possible candidate for this helicopter is RA-24234 (98730691) but that is not confirmed
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Safety, Tuva Avia
Mi-8 with 25 POB has made an emergency landing in Yamal, the Emergency Situations Ministry’s Main…
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
Mil8 with 9 POB made emergency landing due to technical issue. After being checked over helicopter departed later with no further issue.
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
Pilot lost control due to the sudden change of wind at low altitude while filming. 8POB all ok
Tags: Georgia, Georgian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
Precautionary landing due weather
Tags: India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
One report says 10 on board, 6 to hospital. A second report says 13 to hospital. Linked to event for launch of a cable car construction project.
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
Quote - The Mi-8 helicopter owned by a local air carrier crashed while landing because of engine failure. 5 POB, three crew and two passengers. Caught fire on landing, while on a radio navigation aids inspection flight. Three fatalities
Tags: Chukotavia, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia
Transmission caught fire during landing phase, substantially damaging the helicopter. All occupants safe.
Tags: Bilibinoavia, Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
A woman passenger broke her arm but no other injuries were reported. The crash took place earlier in the day 180 kilometers from the republic's capital Syktyvkar when the helicopter landed on rough terrain, falling on one side. There were three crewmembers and between six and 16 passengers on board, according to different sources.
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
The helicopter with 13 passengers and 3 crew members flew to 7.23 Moscow time from Ust-Kut on one of the drilling stations. At 2.5 kilometers from the destination helicopter made an emergency landing. According to preliminary information, there is no dead (per operator UTair - some press reports quote 2 dead)
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, UTair
Port side engine failure 20 minutes out. Returned to airport on good engine and landed OK
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
Precautionary landing due to fuel leak
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
5POB. Made emergency landing in wooded area after suspected engine fire which turned out to be incorrect
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
A Border Security Force helicopter crashed in Sirohi district of Rajasthan killing the pilot and three others. The helicopter crashed at 3 pm near Bahadurpura village. A team of officials from Mount Abu reached the crash site and all the bodies, which are badly burnt, have been recovered. The killed are identifed as pilot Colonel (retd) Bal, co-pilot deputy commandant Vivek Chaudhary, engineer SS Chopra and sub inspector Sohanlal.
Tags: Fatal, India, Indian Air Force, Mi-8, Mil, Military
Crashed from hovering at 5m, helicopter ended up on its side. Three occupants, one of which was hospitalized
Tags: Mi-8, Mil, Military, Russia, Russian Air Force
There were 15 passengers and three crewmembers aboard the helicopter. "The passengers received injuries of various degree of gravity while the crew commander was killed,"
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Russia, Yamal Air Company
"A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Federal Security Service, which crashed in bad weather in Sakhalin on Tuesday, has been found burning.". The deceased were all Majors - Anatoly Kozlov, Artem Trushko, Alexander Sleptsov, and Mykola Dudrov
Tags: Civil, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
The reason for the forced landing was the increase of pressure in the oil system gearbox rotary-wing aircraft.
Tags: Civil, Kamchatka Airlines, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
An official statement confirmed four of the deaths and said the helicopter crashed after hitting a powerline. Military sources were later advising that the accident killed at least 25 soldiers
Tags: Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Military, Tajik National Guard, Tajikistan
Emergency landing shortly after taking off from Marinovka en route for Saratov
Tags: Civil, Mi-8, Mil, Russia
