MI-8 Accidents

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27-Aug-12 Mil Mi-8 Mirny, Russia

Safe landing with 16 POB plus crew after smoke was noticed in the cockpit – later discovered as the aircon unit burning out.... Read more

22-Aug-12 Mil Mi-17 Astana, Kazakhstan (4F)

Crashed during a training exercise at an airfield near the capital Astana and caught fire.... Read more

03-Aug-12 OM-TMT Mil Mi-8 Poprad, Slovakia

Landing accident – ended up on starboard side... Read more

23-Jul-12 RA-22966 Mil Mi-8 Bakchar Luginetskoye, Russia

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... Read more

16-Jul-12 Mil MI-8 El Fasher, Sudan (7F)

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]... Read more

09-May-12 Mil Mi-17 Mazamari, Peru (1F)

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.... Read more

24-Apr-12 “40” Mil Mi-8 Garovka, Russia

Crash landed on a road during a training flight.  3 POB to hospital but not seriously injured.... Read more

20-Apr-12 Mil Mi-8, Atyrau, Kazakhstan

Landed and fell onto its side during a training flight.  2 of the 6POB injured.... Read more

12-Apr-12 Mil Mi-8 Zhytomyr region, Ukraine

Emergency landing after a technical problem, reportedly in the fuel system.  Helicopter was carrying Ukraine Defense Minister Dmytro Salamatin and several officials... Read more

12-Apr-12 8335 Mil Mi-8 Murzuq, Libya

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... Read more

14-Feb-12 Mil Mi-8 Sundo Island, North Korea (5F)

A North Korean helicopter crash has killed five of the Stalinist country`s Cabinet-level officials, including Commerce Minister Kim Bong Chol... Read more

11-Feb-12 EY-106 Mil Mi-8 Zabul Province, Afghanistan (4F)

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.... Read more

10-Feb-12 A-2605 Mil Mi-8MTV-1 Bukvica, Bosnia

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... Read more

07-Feb-12 Mil Mi-8 Kyzyl, Russia

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... Read more

15-Nov-11 Mil Mi-8 Badondo, Congo (1F)

“An M18 helicopter crashed while landing in the region of Bandondo,”... Read more

20-Oct-11 Mil Mi-8 Yamal, Russia

Mi-8 with 25 POB has made an emergency landing in Yamal, the Emergency Situations Ministry’s Main…... Read more

15-Oct-11 Mil Mi-8 Volochanka, Russia

Emergency landing due Hydraulic failure... Read more

09-Oct-11 RF-31129 Mil Mi-8 Trans-Baikal region, Russia

Located by emergency beacon signal.  7 POB confirmed safe and alive... Read more

07-Sep-11 Z-2364 Mil Mi-8 Tumkur, India

Mil8 with 9 POB made emergency landing due to technical issue.  After being checked over helicopter departed later with no further issue.... Read more

06-Sep-11 Mil Mi-8 Khevsuretia District, Georgia

Pilot lost control due to the sudden change of wind at low altitude while filming.  8POB all ok... Read more

01-Sep-11 Mil Mi-8 Muthukulangara, India

Precautionary landing due weather... Read more

29-Aug-11 Mil Mi-8 Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia

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.... Read more

25-Jul-11 RA-24422 Mil Mi-8 Chukotka, Russia (3F)

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... Read more

15-Jul-11 RA-22680 Mil Mi-8 Keperveem, Russia

Transmission caught fire during landing phase, substantially damaging the helicopter.  All occupants safe.... Read more

12-Jul-11 Mil Mi-8 Syktyvkar, 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.... Read more

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)... Read more

16-Jun-11 Mil Mi-8 Nadym, Russia

Port side engine failure 20 minutes out.  Returned to airport on good engine and landed OK... Read more

15-Jun-11 Mil Mi-8 Dudinka, Russia

Precautionary landing due to fuel leak... Read more

14-Jun-11 Mil Mi-8 Tchaikovsky, Russia

5POB.  Made emergency landing in wooded area after suspected engine fire which turned out to be incorrect... Read more

13-May-11 Mil Mi-8 Bahadurpura, India (4F)

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... Read more

15-Mar-11 RA-24436 Mil Mi-8 Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Landed on helipad, rolled over to one side and burst into flames... Read more

01-Mar-11 Mil Mi-8 Baikit Airport, Russia

Mil Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing at Baikit Airport in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk territory after its engine malfunctioned... Read more

19-Jan-11 Mil Mi-8 Teykovskogo, Russia

Crashed from hovering at 5m, helicopter ended up on its side.  Three occupants, one of which was hospitalized... Read more

19-Dec-10 RA-24655 Mil Mi-8 Yamal, Russia (1F)

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,”... Read more

25-Nov-10 RA-22376 Mil Mi-8 Omsk Region, Russia (7F)

Helicopter was in landing phase. 7 killed, 3 injured... Read more

02-Nov-10 RF-28532 Mil Mi-8 Sakhalin, Russia (4F)

“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... Read more

21-Oct-10 Mil Mi-8 Vilyuchinsk, Russia

The reason for the forced landing was the increase of pressure in the oil system gearbox rotary-wing aircraft.... Read more

06-Oct-10 Mil Mi-8 Garm, Tajikistan (25F)

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... Read more

06-Oct-10 Mil Mi-8 Marinovka, Russia

Emergency landing shortly after taking off from Marinovka en route for Saratov... Read more

08-Sep-09 Mil Mi-8 Ugamsk Gorge, Kazakhstan (10F)

8-Sep-09 Mil Mi-8 Ugamsk Gorge, Kazakhstan... Read more

22-Jul-09 RA-22968 Mil Mi-8 Moiseevo, Kotovsky district, Volgograd region, Russia (6F)

22-Jul-09 RA-22968 Mil Mi-8 Moiseevo, Kotovsky district, Volgograd region, Russia... Read more

19-Jul-09 RA-25831 Mil Mi-8 Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan (16F)

19-Jul-09 RA- Mil Mi-8 Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan... Read more

12-Jul-09 4K-27038 Mil Mi-8 Capsian Sea, Azerbaijan (2F)

12-Jul-09 4K-27038 Mil Mi-8 Capsian Sea, Azerbaijan... Read more

13-Mar-09 RA-24544 Mil Mi-8 Tazovsky, Russia

13-Mar-09 RA-24544 Mil Mi-8 Tazovsky, Russia... Read more

9-Feb-09 Mil Mi-8 43M SW of El Fasher, Sudan

9-Feb-09 Mil Mi-8 43M SW of El Fasher, Sudan... Read more

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