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| Date: | Tuesday 21 January 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8MTV-5M |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Voronezh region -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 21 January 2025, a Russian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter suffered a tail rotor failure while in flight. The aircraft was reportedly able to successfully autorotate and make a crash landing, suffering only minor damage.
Photos revealed in September 2025 show, that the helicopter is most likely a total loss with tailboom broken and heavy g-overforce for the airframe.
Sources:
https://t.me/milhelipilot/3344
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-attempts-to-cover-up-mi-8mtv-5m-helicopter-crash/
https://xcancel.com/duke_garland_2/status/1964768940883952077#m
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2025 11:48 | Anon. | Added |
| 08-Sep-2025 07:42 | lampidamp | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2025 09:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Sep-2025 09:30 | gerard57 | Updated |
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