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09-Mar-13 RA-22472 Mil Mi-8AMT Bukavu, Congo (4F)

Crashed in mountainous area in poor weather, flying for United Nations. Photo suggests controlled flight into terrain.

Tags: Civil, Congo, Fatal, Mi-8, Mil, Safety, UTair

17-Nov-12 RA-22343 Mil Mi-8 Sedelnikovo, Russia

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

04-Jul-12 RA-04097 Eurocopter AS350B3 Lensk, Russia (4F)

Helicopter crashed killing all four occupants shortly after take off from Lensk Airport. Operator UTair named the victims as pilot Gordeychuk Vasily, mechanic Druzenko Ivan and passengers Verezhak Yaroslav and Arthur Popov. Unclear how relevant this is, but UTair have also stopped using Lensk for refuelling as a result of the accident.

Tags: AS350, Civil, Eurocopter, Fatal, Russia, Safety, UTair

20-Dec-11 RA-06121 Mil MI-26 Khanty Mansi, Russia (1F)

Went into uncontrollable spin on final approach. Hit ground and caught fire. 6POB, 1 fatal - flight engineer Igor Eroshkin

Tags: Civil, Mi-26, Mil, Russia, Safety, UTair

05-Jul-11 RA-22350 Mil Mi-8T Ust-Kut, 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