The Federal Air Transport Agency has launched an investigation into aircraft incidents in three regions of the Russian Federation.

The Federal Air Transport Agency has launched an investigation into three aircraft incidents in the Tver and Tomsk regions, as well as in the Krasnodar Territory. This was announced on Friday, June 27, by the agency's representative Artem Korenyako.

He confirmed that all three cases were officially classified as "incidents."

"Emergency landing of the Mi-8P Gazprom Avia helicopter in the Tver region <...> a private light-engine amphibious aircraft "Borey" in the Tomsk region <...> The collision of Utair Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the airport in Sochi <...> classified as an incident," the message on the Telegram channel says.

All three investigations will be conducted by the Southern Federal Aviation Administration in accordance with the Rules for the Investigation of Aviation Accidents and Incidents involving Civil Aircraft, Korenyako said.

According to him, the purpose of the investigations is to establish the causes of the incidents and take measures to prevent them in the future.

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Earlier that day, an amphibious aircraft made a hard landing in the Tomsk region. The incident was recorded at about 18:00 local time (14:00 Moscow time). An inspection has been organized to ensure compliance with flight safety legislation.