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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Vertical-T Air Transport |
| Registration: | RA-27001 |
| MSN: | 96040 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | Klimov TV3-117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | |
Ingested a parachute into its right engine while conducting a parachute drop at an altitude of 1600m. The aircraft experienced a drop in engine performance, and made a crash landing shorlty after. The helicopter was knocked over and the tail boom was destroyed. The crew was rescued by another Vertical-T helicopter.
Sources:
https://russianplanes.net/reginfo/13971
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 2024 | UR-UHC | Ukrainian Helicopters | 1 | Xindheere |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2025 10:17 | Anon. | Added |
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