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| Date: | Sunday 30 August 1998 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Mazeikiu Aeroclub |
| Registration: | LY-HBW |
| MSN: | 54 3719 094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plateliai Lake -
 Lithuania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter was rented to participate in a wedding celebration organized at a campsite on the shore of Lake Plateliai. The first three flights with wedding guests passed without incident. During the fourth flight, the helicopter fell into the lake and sank at a depth of 7 m, 750 m from the shore. The pilot and 9 passengers died instantly, the cause was attributed to the pilot flying unsafe. One passenger was rescued in serious condition, succumbing to her injuries 9 days later.
Sources:
https://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=765
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2428782/from-doctors-plane-to-fatalities-in-the-sea-history-of-lithuanian-aviation-disasters
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/World+Digest%3a+11+wedding+guests+killed+in+lake+helicopter+crash.-a061439376
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2017 15:42 | TB | Added |
| 06-Dec-2017 08:23 | Anon. | Updated [Country, ] |
| 03-Dec-2024 08:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2024 08:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Aug-2025 08:23 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 25-Sep-2025 17:21 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2025 07:20 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2025 17:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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