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| Date: | Tuesday 6 January 1998 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8T |
| Owner/operator: | Sakha Avia |
| Registration: | RA-22723 |
| MSN: | 98308639 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV2-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Betenkes, Yakutia -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a tree on the last of several approach attempts in snow and fog on a medevac flight. Snow blown up by rotors obscured pilot's vision.
Sources:
http://law7.ru/base72/part3/d72ru3277.htm
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Dec-2009 23:44 | krasatpi | Updated |
| 31-Dec-2010 09:22 | krasatpi | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2018 13:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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