“I flew out of the Republic of Altai, sat down in the Tashtypsky district on the river bank and rolled into the water.
Only the pilot was on board, he is in a satisfactory condition, ”RIA Novosti was told in the republican head office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Earlier in Khakassia, it was reported that a private Robinson helicopter had disappeared from communication.
Later, he gave an automatic distress signal in the Tashtyp region.
The aircraft was found by rescuers in a position on its side, the tail section was in the river.
Investigators opened a criminal case into the incident.