In the Kamchatka Territory, at the crash site of the Mi-2 helicopter, which had disappeared from the radar the day before, the bodies of two people - a pilot and a passenger - were found.

This was reported by the Far Eastern Transport Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee.

“They initiated a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Part 3 of Art.

263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of railway, air, sea and inland water transport and the subway").

According to preliminary information, two people were killed, "- TASS quotes the words of a representative of the department.

He added that the IC staff went to the scene, they seize documents and collect fuel samples.

As noted by RIA Novosti, the helicopter was found in a hard-to-reach area.

According to sources from the Kamchatka-inform agency, the aircraft commander, Alexander Skvortsov, and a local businessman, former deputy, Andrei Pyatko, were on board.

The Mi-2 helicopter, with the aircraft commander and the passenger on board, was flying along the route between Elizovo airport and the landing site near the Ostrovnaya river.

On Saturday, May 8, at approximately 17:00 local time, the aircraft carrying 200 kg of cargo stopped communicating.

“In the area of ​​Lake Kotelnikov I was supposed to get in touch, but did not get out.

The regional search and rescue base reacts, they fly along the route.

Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are ready, ”said the representative of the emergency services.

In addition, on the fact of the incident, the Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office organized an audit of the implementation of the legislation on flight safety.

“In Kamchatka, the Mi-2 helicopter (operator of Ozernovsky Fish Canning Plant No. 55 JSC) at the flight checkpoint did not get in touch with the Kamchataeronavigation dispatcher of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise“ State Corporation OrVD ”.

The aircraft flew along the route "Izluchina landing site" - "Nalycheva" natural park.

According to preliminary data, there were a pilot and a passenger on board, ”the department said.

With the onset of darkness, the searches were stopped, they were resumed at dawn, two helicopters from the enterprise that operated the Mi-2 and one from the regional search and rescue base took part in them.

The remains of the burnt helicopter were discovered at 12:05 local time (03:05 Moscow time) in the area of ​​the Chapaevka forest, later reported in the press service of the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Kamchatka Territory.

Helicopter incidents in Russia in 2021

On April 17, in the Krasnodar Territory, near the Krasnodar - Novorossiysk highway, a Mi-2 helicopter crashed during aerial chemical work on the field.

As a result of the emergency, the pilot died, a man born in 1960 with more than 20 years of experience.

“This is an experienced pilot who has been at the helm for over 20 years.

He used to be a military pilot, and when he retired, he went to agricultural aviation, ”one of the acquaintances of the deceased told the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article "Violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport, resulting in the death of a person by negligence."

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On March 25, a Ka-32 EMERCOM of Russia crashed in the water area of ​​the Curonian Lagoon, Kaliningrad Region.

There were three people on board, one of them died, two others were hospitalized, their condition was assessed as moderate.

"The commander of the aircraft and the co-pilot with a concussion and frostbite were taken to the Kaliningrad Emergency Hospital, where they are provided with qualified medical care," the North-West Investigative Directorate for Transport of the UK reported.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations also indicated that the aircraft was operated by an experienced crew with thousands of flight hours, which was repeatedly involved in the search and rescue of people and extinguishing natural and man-made fires.

The two main versions of an emergency were called a safety violation and an emergency that did not depend on the crew.

On the fact of a hard landing, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Art.

263 of the Criminal Code of Russia ("Violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of railway, air, sea and inland water transport and the subway").

On March 27, work began to lift the fallen helicopter.

The Ka-32 was recovered from the Curonian Lagoon and was evacuated near the town of Polessk, Kaliningrad Region.