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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Kamov Ka-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot/Lithuania-VNO |
| Registration: | CCCP-19638 |
| MSN: | 7505303 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klaipeda region -
 Lithuania
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | VNO |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Collision with high voltage transmission line wires. Pilot unhurt.
Sources:
as a mechanic of helicopter squadron service in Vilnius I'm helped evacuate the destroyed helicopter
Soviet Transports
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2013 12:27 | Beshen | Added |
| 10-Feb-2013 12:28 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 10-Mar-2017 18:00 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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