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Mil Mi-8T crash near 85km from Novolazarevskaya, Antarctica

fatal1998-06-015 fatalities
Summary

The Mi-8T flew into sea ice shortly after a night take-off in clear weather from the Russian research ship Akademik Fedorov. Five of the nine aboard were killed.

Incident details
Date
1998-06-01
Location
85km from Novolazarevskaya, Antarctica
Aircraft
Mil Mi-8T
Registration
RA-22927
Operator
Polus
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
5
Injuries
0
Occupants
9
Probable cause
CFIT / Terrain
Phase of flight
cruise
Source
Newsru ↗
-70.7700, 11.8300
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities5
Injuries0
SourceNewsru
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