ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64881
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| Date: | Friday 5 August 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot |
| Registration: | CCCP-25840 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hansbreen, Spitzbergen -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
According to Soviet sources the helicopter made a hard landing in bad visibility and the tail fell off. The crew and passengers walked away and were picked up by an accompanying Mil 8.
The incident also caused a diplomatic situation, while Soviet started dismantling the helicopter before the Norwegian Accident investigation board arrived.
Sources:
1. World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
2. https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2775831/no.ntnu%3Ainspera%3A80289343%3A43569643.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2011 10:23 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2024 10:59 | Kyrre Ingebrethsen | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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