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near Zayve village, Nova odesa district, Mykolaiv region -
Ukraine
Phase:
Take off
Nature:
Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:
NBAAI Ukraine
Confidence Rating:
Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative: 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.