Incident report
Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crash near Sochi, Russia
serious2026-08-22
Summary
An EMERCOM of Russia Mil Mi-8MTV-1 (RF-32830, manufactured 2012) made an emergency landing in the village of Kalezh in the Lazarevsky District of Sochi after suffering a double engine failure during an aerial patrol. During the autorotation landing, the aircraft sustained extensive damage: the tail boom and tail rotor were damaged, the nose gear and left main gear were broken, the left fuel tank was leaking, the belly was torn, and the main rotor blades were partially damaged. No injuries.
Incident details
Date
2026-08-22
Location
Sochi, Russia
Aircraft
Registration
RF-32830
Operator
Operator type
government
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Occupants
0
Probable cause
Source
Telegram ↗43.9000, 39.3333
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Severityserious
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceTelegram
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