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| Date: | Monday 10 December 2012 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MT |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Federal Security Service |
| Registration: | RF-23148 |
| MSN: | 93861 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Ritsa, in northern Abkhazia -
 Georgia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | (SUI/UGSS) |
| Adler |
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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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