ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214404
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| Date: | Sunday 12 August 2018 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Isomoili Somoni Mountain -
 Tajikistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fortambek glacier base camp |
| Isomoili Somoni Mountain | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed during an attempted emergency landing at the foot of the Fortambek glacier at an altitude of 4,500 meters while transporting climbers who had conquered Ismail Somoni peak. A total of 15 climbers (13 citizens of the Russian Federation, 1 citizen of Belarus and 1 citizen of Spain) as well as 3 pilots were on board the helicopter.
Three mountaineers and two crew members died in the crash. The other thirteen occupants survived and were rescued.
Sources:
https://akipress.com/news:609734/
https://www.news.tj/ru/node/25https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-451679037835
https://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/story/409440/rescuers-evacuated-13-people-after-helicopter-hard-land.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6055295/5-die-helicopter-crash-Tajikistans-Pamir-Mountains.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2018 07:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Aug-2018 07:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 10:51 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 12:04 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 12:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2018 18:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2018 10:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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