"Two prosecutors are checking - the Magadan transport, on the territory of which a hard landing was made, and the Khabarovsk transport prosecutor's office, on the territory of which the helicopter explant, the Dalnerechensk Avia airline, is based, and the compliance with flight safety requirements is being checked," RIA Novosti quoted Glazova as saying.

It is specified that the helicopter made a cargo flight, transported geological exploration soil samples.

According to preliminary information, the crew members were not injured.

Earlier it was reported that the Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing in the Magadan region.