Incident Mil Mi-8MT RF-23148,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151112
 
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Date:Monday 10 December 2012
Time:13:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic MI8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mil Mi-8MT
Owner/operator:Russian Federal Security Service
Registration: RF-23148
MSN: 93861
Year of manufacture:1985
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Ritsa, in northern Abkhazia -   Georgia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:(SUI/UGSS)
Destination airport:Adler
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Seven people were injured, two of them with severe injuries, when according to some reports the helicopter tried to perform an emergency landing.
The crash was caused by a malfunctioning of the rotor.

Sources:

https://www.rt.com/news/line/2012-12-10/
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/society/34725.html
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/society/34729.html
http://lifenews.ru/news/108175
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/society/34762.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Dec-2012 03:58 gerard57 Added
10-Dec-2012 05:27 gerard57 Updated [Total occupants, Country, Source, Narrative]
10-Dec-2012 07:01 gerard57 Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Source, Damage]
10-Dec-2012 08:58 Hans Gruber Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source]
10-Dec-2012 12:31 Hans Gruber Updated [Total occupants]
11-Dec-2012 00:35 Guus Updated [Cn, Source]
11-Dec-2012 10:40 gerard57 Updated [Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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