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| Date: | Saturday 17 July 2021 |
| Time: | 02:27 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Meridian-Avia-Agro |
| Registration: | UR-MAA |
| MSN: | 5210832029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Zayve village, Nova odesa district, Mykolaiv region -
 Ukraine
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NBAAI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 02:27 UTC (05:27 LT) during private flight with purpose of agricultural work en route Nova Odesa - Mayachka by helicopter Mi-2 UR-MAA, operator Meridian-Avia-Agro, a fatal accident occured. Helicopter crashed near Zayve village, Nova Odesa district, Mykolaiv region. As a result, 2 crew members were killed, helicopter was totally destroyed.
Reasons
The probable cause of the crash - the collision of the Mi-2 UR-MAA helicopter with an obstacle (tree) during takeoff, which led to the destruction of the structure of the helicopter, its fall and death of captain was a coincidence of the following factors:
- incorrect choice of the captain in the direction of takeoff (takeoff in the direction of obstacles);
- the influence of the external environment (sun) during the takeoff of the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://nbaai.gov.ua/en/enquiry/fatal-accident-to-mi-2-helicopter-near-village-zayve-mykolaiv-region/
https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/756309.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2021 10:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jul-2021 18:58 | Serhii | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 17-Jul-2021 18:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 18-Jul-2021 17:13 | Serhii | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 25-Dec-2021 10:09 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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