2013 Bukavu Mil Mi-8 crash
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A Russian Air Force Mi-8 similar to the incident aircraft | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date | March 9, 2013 |
| Summary | Crash due to weather conditions |
| Site | Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator | United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
On March 9, 2013, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter with Russian crew crashed near Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in the death of all four on-board. The helicopter was part of United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Accident
On 9 March 2013, a United Nations helicopter owned by UTair Aviation crashed due to the weather, killing its entire four-man Russian crew. It was reported that the Mi-8AMT lost communications about 10 miles away from the Bukavu Airport.[1] The location of the crash was near Bukavu city in South Kivu province.[2][3][4][5][6] The bodies were found at the site of the crash.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Russian Helicopter Crashes in Congo, Crew’s Fate Unknown". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ UN News Service (12 March 2013). "Congo-Kinshasa: UN Confirms Death of Four Crew Members in Helicopter Accident in Eastern DR Congo". allAfrica. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "IAC to investigate Mi-8 helicopter crash in Congo". Voice of Russia. 12 March, 21:18. Retrieved 30 March 2013. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Nichols, Michelle (Mar 12, 2013). Christopher Wilson, ed. "Four Russians killed in U.N. helicopter crash in Congo". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ Marcel van Leeuwen (March 12, 2013). "Four Russians killed in UN helicopter crash in Congo". aviationnews.eu. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ↑ "UN mission in Congo confirms death of four Russian helicopter crew". ITAR-TASS. 13:22 12/03/2013. Retrieved 30 March 2013. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Agence France-Presse (March 12, 2013). "UN reaches downed helicopter in DR Congo after four days". globalpost. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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