Incident report
Robinson R66 crash near Maly Utrish, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
fatal2017-07-211 fatality
Summary
On July 21, 2017, about 1832 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R66 helicopter, Russian registration RA-05750, was substantially damaged when it impacted mountainous terrain near Maly Utrish township, while on a night flight from Anapa, Russia, to Abrau-Dyurso, Russia. The pilot was fatally injured.This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Aviation Committee of Russia. Further information can be obtained from: Interstate Aviation Committee 22/2/1 Bolshaya Ordynka Str. Moscow, 119017, Russia Tel.: (095) 953-12-44 Fax: (095) 953-35-08 E-mail: mak@mak.ru http://www.mak.ru This report is for information purposes and contains only information released by the government of Russia.
Incident details
Date
2017-07-21
Location
Maly Utrish, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Aircraft
Registration
RA-05750
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Source
NTSB ↗44.7500, 37.4200
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB
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