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| Date: | Thursday 20 January 2011 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 355N Ecureuil II |
| Owner/operator: | Corporate Helicopters of Northwest |
| Registration: | RA-04109 |
| MSN: | 5730 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near the town of Priozyorsk -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Valaam Island |
| RzhevkaAirport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
One person died and another three received injuries when the helicopter crashed on the ice of Lake Sukhodolsky near the town of Priozyorsk in the northwest of the Leningrad region due to spatial disorientation in poor visability
Sources:
https://www.fontanka.ru/2011/01/20/146/
http://tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15874373&PageNum=0
https://mak-iac.org/russian/investigations/2011/as-355n_ra-04109.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2011 15:42 | krasatpi | Added |
| 20-Jan-2011 15:46 | krasatpi | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Jan-2011 17:40 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Jan-2011 18:26 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jan-2011 01:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 23-May-2016 19:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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