Accident Kamov Ka-26 CCCP-24380, Monday 16 April 1979
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Date:Monday 16 April 1979
Time:15:11
Type:Silhouette image of generic KA26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Kamov Ka-26
Owner/operator:Aeroflot Leningradskoe UGA
Registration: CCCP-24380
MSN: 7605812
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Leningrad (Rzhevka) airport -   Russia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Aerial patrol
Departure airport:Leningrad (Rzhevka)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Lost control after the Rotor blades separated during take off, crashed and caught fire.

Sources:

Scramble 332
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1973

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