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| Date: | Monday 27 January 2025 |
| Time: | 09:05 |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8T |
| Owner/operator: | Polar Airlines |
| Registration: | RA-24528 |
| MSN: | 98522317 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV2-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST), Yakutia -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Due to gusts of wind exceeding 40 m/s in Tiksi, Bulunsky District, the securing cables of two Polar Airlines helicopters snapped, which led to the breakage of the blades. No one was injured in the incident.
Sources:
https://ysia.ru/lopasti-dvuh-vertoletov-slomalis-v-tiksi-vo-vremya-silnoj-purgi/
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1884528525106938251
https://arcticpost.ru/articles/exchange-index/v_tiksi_uragannyy_shtorm_oblomal_na_dvukh_vertoletakh_tri_lopasti_/
https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/15441
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2025 18:28 | Dolly564 | Added |
| 29-Jan-2025 19:21 | vasilf | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2025 19:48 | vasilf | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Category, ] |
| 29-Jan-2025 20:32 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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