ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311329
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| Date: | Monday 24 April 2023 |
| Time: | 21:58 LT |
| Type: |  Kazan Ansat-GMSU |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Helicopter Systems |
| Registration: | RA-20012 |
| MSN: | 33088 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2062 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Erzovka, Gorodishchensky district, Volgograd Region -
 Russia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Erzovka, near Volgograd | |
| Investigating agency: | MAK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Kazan Ansat-GMSU helicopter crashed in a field near Erzovka, Gorodishchensky district, Volgograd Region, Russia.
The sole pilot died and the helicopter was destroyed.
Conclusion
The aviation incident involving the Ansat RA-20012 helicopter occurred due to the loss of spatial orientation by the flight crew during a night flight in meteorological conditions that did not comply with the established visual flight rules (VFR).
Contributing factors, most likely, were:
- The decision of the flight crew to conduct the flight in conditions that did not comply with VFR at night.
- The failure of the flight crew to decide to terminate the flight when meteorological conditions deteriorated below the established limits for night VFR.
- The possible distraction of the flight crew's attention due to using a mobile phone during the flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://zmsut.sledcom.ru/news/item/1784042/
https://www.byri.net/2023/04/25/air-ambulance-helicopter-crashed-in-the-volgograd-region-of-the-russian-federation-the-pilot-died-photo/
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/25/7399274/
https://ca1.topnews.media/2023/04/25/a-sanaviation-helicopter-crashed-in-russia-the-pilot-died/
https://tass.com/russia/1609033
https://mak-iac.org/rassledovaniya/ansat-ra-20012-24-04-2023/
Preliminary Report: https://mak-iac.org/upload/iblock/e28/gsk33fpbxhyot6y16755ogrkxzhsofuf/pr-report_ra-20012.pdf
Final Report: https://mak-iac.org/upload/iblock/aba/t87w9em07twvpcp40o5v0shgu2mjtg2r/report_ra-20012.pdf
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/73065_1609539880.jpg (photo)
Images:
Photo: Western Interregional Investigation Department on Transport
Media:
Під російським Волгоградом розбився вертоліт санавіації. Відео з місця падіння з Telegram Слідкому РФ pic.twitter.com/D22QGRuTni
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) April 25, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2023 06:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Jul-2023 08:13 | Hirurg | Updated |
| 06-Aug-2023 17:17 | Hirurg | Updated |
| 06-Aug-2023 17:19 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Jan-2024 18:27 | Hirurg | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 15-Jan-2024 18:36 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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