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| Date: | Thursday 13 November 2014 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | RA-14279 |
| MSN: | 5410642078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shosha River, near Novozavidovsky, Moscow Oblast -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | MAK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Mil Mi-2 helicopter hit the water of Shosha River on final approach.
The most probable cause of the accident was the pilot-in-command’s (PIC) loss of altitude control during approach for landing at dusk over a calm water surface, which led to the helicopter colliding with the water while still under control (controlled flight into terrain).
A contributing factor to the accident was the PIC’s failure to switch on the radio altimeter before flight, in violation of the Mi-2 helicopter Flight Manual (AFM) requirements.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://69.mchs.gov.ru/operationalpage/emergency/detail.php?ID=50579
http://lifenews.ru/news/144947
https://mak-iac.org/russian/investigations/2014/mi-2_ra-14279.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2014 10:17 | krasatpi | Added |
| 23-Nov-2014 07:45 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-Jan-2016 20:21 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 16-Oct-2025 16:35 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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