Friday, October 21, 2016

The crash of the helicopter Mi-8 on Yamal claimed the lives of 19 people – TASS

MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. The crash of Mi-8 helicopter occurred on the evening of October 21 in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district (YANAO). According to preliminary data, 19 persons from the received multiple injuries and died at the scene, three taken to hospitals.

the Investigation is considering three versions

According to reports, the helicopter of airline “Skol” there were 19 passengers and three crew members – that’s the maximum load of the Mi-8. The helicopter carried out flight from Suzanskaja deposits in Krasnoyarsk region in the Yamal village of Urengoy.

In fact, hard landing of the helicopter, investigators opened a criminal case under signs of crime under part 3 St. 263 the criminal code “Violation of safety rules of movement and operation of air transport, entailed on imprudence death of two and more persons”, reported TASS in the RF IC. “The consequence considers three main versions of the crash of the aircraft: violation of operating rules and safety, equipment failure, adverse weather conditions, – have noted in SK. – None of them is currently a priority.”

the Certificate of airworthiness of the helicopter, according to Rosaviation, valid until 2017, the helicopter was released in 1984.

According to the latest data, the bodies of all the victims extracted from the helicopter. Survivors hospitalized in serious condition. Among the victims of the tragedy also means the helicopter crew – three people.

“Search and rescue operations on a place of falling of helicopter Mi-8 on Yamal completed. On the scene found the 19 victims. Previously the scene of a helicopter crash were hospitalized, three injured”, – reported in GU Ministry of emergency situations of the Russian Federation for Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district.

“to Retrieve the bodies of the oil workers and crew members, as well as to release the victims, the rescuers from the twisted and deformed body of the helicopter, lying on its side, had with the help of special equipment. The dead included the entire crew of the helicopter and three people,” – said the press service.

the Search was complicated by weather conditions and impassable tundra

According to the Ural centre of the Ministry, the first message about the incident was received at approximately 18:00 Moscow time, however, rescuers managed to reach the crash site only in 02:20 GMT, after which they immediately began rescue operations. “To the scene of the accident from Urengoy 60 km, town polar – 60 – 70 km, if it is on the roads, but there is impassable tundra, crossed by streams and rivers,” said TASS in the EMERCOM.

due to weather conditions to the emergency immediately, were unable to fly the aircraft. “The Board, who went to the scene of the Urengoy, could not fly due to weather conditions – it was foggy. But the crew decided to go to the crash site,” – said in the MOE, noting that the rescuers did everything possible, as quickly as possible to get to the scene of the accident.

According to the Federal air transport Agency, the crash site was able to detect after the commander of the Mi-8 was able to file an emergency signal from your phone, and then it immediately popped up a ground group of rescuers from the city of Novy Urengoy, Urengoy village and two groups from the city of Noyabrsk. Initially it was reported that due to weather conditions, the aircraft will not be able to participate in the rescue operation, but later the helicopter of the MOE was able to get to the place of incident.

Just search-and-rescue work involving more than 140 people and more than 20 units.

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EMERCOM Psychologists will work in the city of Novy Urengoy with relatives of the victims in the fall of helicopter Mi-8 on Yamal.

“In the city of Novy Urengoy sent a team of psychologists of the emergencies Ministry, which will work with the relatives and friends of those killed in the crash of helicopter Mi-8 on Yamal. In addition, management of the regional emergencies Ministry jointly with the YANAO administration arranges the stay of the relatives and loved ones in hotels,” – said the press service.

the site will take off MAK Commission

Specialists of the Interstate aviation Committee in the near future will fly to the crash site of the helicopter Mi-8, reported TASS a source in the Department. “A group of specialists MAC in the near future will fly in the region”, – said the Agency interlocutor.

Experts will be ready to start working after carrying out rescue operations and completion of work of investigative bodies.

According to the press service of the government of Yamal, about the incident promptly reported to the Governor of the region Dmitry Kobylkin. “The head of the district instructed to maximally engage all relevant services and to assist in the quest to determine the cause of the incident,” added power.

a hot line EMERCOM of Russia: telephone 8-800-775-17-17.

According to information TASS, from the beginning of 2015 in Russia in six disaster Mi-8 and its modifications resulted in a total of 31 people.

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