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Mil Mi-8T accident history

Complete safety record for the Mil Mi-8T, sourced from NTSB records, news reports, and official investigation authorities.

Total incidents
10
Confirmed fatalities
42
Fatal incidents
7
Fatal rate
70.0%
Probable causes
Unknown4 incidents
CFIT / Terrain2 incidents
Weather2 incidents
Midair collision1 incident
Fire1 incident
Where incidents occurred
🇭🇺Hungary
7 incidents
🇦🇶Antarctica
2 incidents
🇷🇺Russia
1 incident

How many Mi-8T crashes have there been?

10 recorded incidents involving the Mil Mi-8T, from 1971 to 2024, with 42 deathsacross 7 fatal accidents. The deadliest was on 2024-08-31 at Kamchatka, Russia, which killed 22.

What causes Mi-8T accidents?

The most common established cause is weather, in 2 of them, then controlled flight into terrain in 2.

Where do Mi-8T accidents happen?

DateLocationFatalities
2024-08-31🇷🇺Kamchatka, Russia22
2008-01-31🇭🇺Törökszentmiklós, Hungary1
1998-06-01🇦🇶85km from Novolazarevskaya, Antarctica5
1987-02-05🇦🇶Druzhnaya-2 station, Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica—
1982-06-29🇭🇺Szentkirályszabadja, Hungary3
1981-05-04🇭🇺Szentkirályszabadja, Hungary3
1980-09-22🇭🇺Nagyvázsony, Hungary—
1976-01-22🇭🇺Káptalanfüred, Hungary3
1974-05-30🇭🇺Balatonalmádi, Hungary5
1971-01-29🇭🇺Dunakeszi, Hungary—
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