Accident Eurocopter AS 355N Ecureuil II RA-04109,
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Date:Thursday 20 January 2011
Time:16:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS55 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 355N Ecureuil II
Owner/operator:Corporate Helicopters of Northwest
Registration: RA-04109
MSN: 5730
Year of manufacture:2004
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near the town of Priozyorsk -   Russia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Valaam Island
Destination airport:RzhevkaAirport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
One person died and another three received injuries when the helicopter crashed on the ice of Lake Sukhodolsky near the town of Priozyorsk in the northwest of the Leningrad region due to spatial disorientation in poor visability

Sources:

https://www.fontanka.ru/2011/01/20/146/
http://tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15874373&PageNum=0
https://mak-iac.org/russian/investigations/2011/as-355n_ra-04109.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jan-2011 15:42 krasatpi Added
20-Jan-2011 15:46 krasatpi Updated [Aircraft type]
20-Jan-2011 17:40 Black Typhoon Updated [Aircraft type]
20-Jan-2011 18:26 Black Typhoon Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Jan-2011 01:32 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
23-May-2016 19:49 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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