Aircraft model
Mil Mi-8 accident history
Complete safety record for the Mil Mi-8, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.
Total incidents
43
Confirmed fatalities
204
Fatal incidents
20
Fatal rate
46.5%
Probable causes
Unknown14 incidents
Under investigation8 incidents
Mechanical failure5 incidents
CFIT / Terrain4 incidents
Weather4 incidents
How many Mi-8 crashes have there been?
43 recorded incidents involving the Mil Mi-8, from 1971 to 2026, with 204 deathsacross 20 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2000-02-05 at Lubango, Angola, which killed 30.
What causes Mi-8 accidents?
The most common established cause is mechanical failure, in 5 of them, then controlled flight into terrain in 4.
Where do Mi-8 accidents happen?
| Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 🇷🇺Elizovsky District, Russia | — |
| 2026-10-06 | 🇷🇺Zhupanova, Yelizovsky Raion, Russia | — |
| 2026-10-01 | 🇷🇺Anninsky District, Russia | 3 |
| 2026-09-20 | 🇷🇺Sulomay, Russia | — |
| 2026-09-02 | 🇷🇺Sakhalin, Russia | — |
| 2026-08-22 | 🇷🇺Sochi, Russia | — |
| 2026-07-31 | 🇺🇦Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine | 3 |
| 2024-09-20 | 🇷🇺Solomay, Russia | — |
| 2024-09-20 | 🇷🇺Sulomay, Russia | — |
| 2024-08-31 | 🇷🇺Kamchatka, Russia | 22 |
| 2021-09-21 | 🇷🇺Sulomay, Russia | — |
| 2021-09-20 | 🇷🇺Russia | — |
| 2021-09-20 | 🇷🇺Russia | — |
| 2020-01-25 | 🇦🇫Kajaki district, Afghanistan | — |
| 2018-09-02 | 🇦🇫Shaheen Corps headquarters, Balkh, Afghanistan | 12 |
| 2018-03-04 | 🇦🇫Marshal Fahim Military Academy, Kabul, Afghanistan | — |
| 2008-01-31 | 🇭🇺Törökszentmiklós, Hungary | 1 |
| 2006-09-20 | 🇷🇺Solomai, Russia | — |
| 2006-02-25 | 🇦🇴near Barra do Dande, Angola | 20 |
| 2002-10-20 | 🇲🇬60 km south of Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6 |
| 2002-06-02 | 🇦🇴near N'dalatando, Angola | 20 |
| 2001-12-15 | 🇦🇴Muxaluando, Angola | 24 |
| 2001-04-21 | 🇦🇴Mount Pundo, Benguela province, Angola | 13 |
| 2000-05-05 | 🇸🇿Matsapha, Eswatini | — |
| 2000-02-05 | 🇦🇴Lubango, Angola | 30 |
| 1999-01-28 | 🇲🇻off Rangali, Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | 5 |
| 1998-06-01 | 🇦🇶85km from Novolazarevskaya, Antarctica | 5 |
| 1996-08-15 | 🇲🇻Malé, Maldives | — |
| 1995-10-26 | 🇦🇴Angola | — |
| 1994-09-02 | 🇦🇴Angola | — |
| 1994-01-08 | 🇲🇻off Fesdhoo, Ari Atoll, Maldives | 9 |
| 1991-04-18 | 🇦🇴Angola | — |
| 1989-05-26 | 🇦🇴Angola | — |
| 1989-01-06 | 🇦🇴Lucapa, Angola | 13 |
| 1987-02-05 | 🇦🇶Druzhnaya-2 station, Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica | — |
| 1986-10-02 | 🇺🇦Chernobyl, Ukraine | 4 |
| 1985-05-23 | 🇦🇶Leningradskaya Station, Antarctica | — |
| 1982-06-29 | 🇭🇺Szentkirályszabadja, Hungary | 3 |
| 1981-05-04 | 🇭🇺Szentkirályszabadja, Hungary | 3 |
| 1980-09-22 | 🇭🇺Nagyvázsony, Hungary | — |
| 1976-01-22 | 🇭🇺Káptalanfüred, Hungary | 3 |
| 1974-05-30 | 🇭🇺Balatonalmádi, Hungary | 5 |
| 1971-01-29 | 🇭🇺Dunakeszi, Hungary | — |