In St. Petersburg, in the Gulf fell double private helicopter, killing its owner, transfers District Office to transport the Russian Interior Ministry. In the City Police Department reported that, presumably, the owner of the car – a businessman Alexei Afonchenko, director of “Global”, but failed to clarify whether he was a victim of the crash. Machine screw touched the water, trying to avoid a collision with the yacht.
On Friday in St. Petersburg in the Gulf of Finland fell lightweight two-seat helicopter. The incident occurred in front of the seaside promenade of Vasilevsky Island, 400 meters from the shore. Here is the so-called Lahti fairway.
According to eyewitnesses, the helicopter was low, almost touching the water surface.
At that moment, Gulf between the seaside promenade and the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg were several sports and leisure boats from the nearby yacht club. On one of them a helicopter nearly collided.
«helicopter pilot noticed one of the yachts at the last moment, tried to perform the maneuver, but the car’s tail touched the water and fell into the Bay” – told “Gazeta.ru” in MOE St. Petersburg.
According to rescuers, the message of the fall of the helicopter arrived in 14.22. Called St. Petersburg, who witnessed the accident. On the seaside promenade, left a large group of MOE – a dozen cars, about fifty specialists arrived “soon”, police said. To direct the accident came on duty boat OMON (this structure is responsible for safety and compliance with the rules for driving small boats on the Neva), civilian boats, rescue boat. Depth at the helicopter crash site within three meters. On the surface of the water rescuers found floundering man. He was taken to the shore. The victim a broken arm. The man was in shock, but he was able to announce that the helicopter had two people.
The injured were sent by ambulance to the hospital. Second person searched about a half hour, the bottom of the Gulf of divers surveyed. As a result, it was found the dead body.
On the shore quickly gathered a crowd of onlookers – the crash site of the helicopter can be clearly seen from the seafront promenade.
Investigators of Northwest Investigation Department of the TFR in the truck preparing to initiate criminal proceedings . This was “the Newspaper” said one member of the department.
«In place left our staff, the investigator, they are there now, so to say anything more I can not, but it will be thrown clear” – the source said.
It is possible that collapsed into the bay helicopter belonged to one of the yacht clubs, says the source “Gazety.Ru” in Smolny. He said that the governor has already reported about the incident. According to the source, fell an easy two-seat helicopter “Gazelle”, in which were the pilot and passenger. Helicopter to survey flight. Reasons for reducing dangerous machines will become clear. Perhaps the passenger asked the pilot to come down to take a picture of someone on a yacht, the source suggested.
«The consequences will be very serious – said the source. – Checks, check and check again – all helicopter pilots, all boaters. It was lucky that way, and if he fell to the residential buildings on Vasilevsky Island? Up to them just a few hundred meters ».
Press office of the District Department of Transport Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that the owner of the helicopter was killed, while his name is not specified. “At present, the traffic police officers found that a private helicopter,” Gazelle “. Pilot was the owner of the helicopter at the age of 50 years old, whose body is currently raised from the water. In addition, it was found that the helicopter was based in the territory of one of the yacht clubs of St. Petersburg “- said in a statement.
In the police department of St. Petersburg” the Newspaper ” reported that the crashed helicopter belonged to businessman Alexey Afonchenkovu, the owner of several helipads in St. Petersburg and the region, the director of “Global».
Could he be in the cockpit of the crashed plane, turns out now.
It should be noted that in 2010 at the wheel of his Afonchenko private helicopter “Gazelle” (most likely, it was collapsed on Friday in Gulf helicopter) flew to the apartment building in the Primorsky district of St. Petersburg and hovered three meters in front of the windows, then flew at low altitude, nearly touching wheels roofs. Subsequently Pilot fined for dangerous and unauthorized flights in the city. The case had a great response: if video helicopters, flying between the apartment buildings, hit the Internet.
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