ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207157
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 2018 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Federal Security Service Border Guard |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Khildekharoi, Itum-Kale District, Chechen Republic -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Mil Mi-8 Helicopter of Russian Federal Security Service Border Guard crashed in mountain terrain (main rotor blades hit the rock while landing) approximately 1,5 km off border guard post in Chechen Republic, 8 km from the Georgian border line. At least 6 of the 7 occupants were killed (5 persons were killed on an accident scene, 1 died later in the hospital).
Sources:
http://tass.ru/proisshestviya/5015337
https://lenta.ru/news/2018/03/07/helicopter/
https://www.5-tv.ru/news/188281/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-helicopter-crash/several-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-russias-chechnya-ria-idUSKCN1GJ1D9
https://www.1tv.ru/news/2018-03-07/342093-zhertvami_krusheniya_vertoleta_mi_8_v_chechne_stali_shest_chelovek
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 11:59 | sinfu2a | Added |
| 07-Mar-2018 12:31 | sinfu2a | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2018 16:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2018 17:12 | skycycle | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2018 09:33 | sinfu2a | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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