The Ka-226 helicopter crashed in Dagestan. What is known by this hour

A private Ka-226 helicopter crashed in the Karabudakhkentsky district of Dagestan, killing four people, injuring three others and hospitalizing them with burns of varying severity. Some time later, one of the injured died, and the total number of victims as a result of the disaster increased to five. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

What is known about the crash

The Ka226 helicopter of Concern KEMZ JSC crashed on November 7 at 15:10 Moscow time. The aircraft was flying from Kizlyar to Izberbash and crashed near the village of Achi-Su. There were seven people on board, including crew members and passengers.

According to preliminary information, the pilots were trying to make an emergency landing on the coastline. The helicopter hit a private uninhabited house during the fall. Rescuers immediately began evacuating the injured.

A preliminary investigation suggested that a technical malfunction could have been the cause of the crash. Later, the emergency services clarified that the helicopter crash was caused by an engine fire in flight. Flight recorders were found at the helicopter crash site.

What are the consequences of the disaster

On board the Ka-226 helicopter that crashed in Dagestan were employees of the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant, who were on a working trip to the Sunny Beach recreation center. Four of them died.

Among the victims is the son of the director of the enterprise, Akhmat Akhmatov, with burns of 35% of his body, as well as two other employees: one with burns of 20% of the body surface and bruises, the other with burns of 100%.

Later it became known that the death toll had increased to five people.

How the authorities react

The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, ordered the organization of comprehensive medical care for the victims of the helicopter crash. In his Telegram channel, he announced this assignment, emphasizing the need to provide a full cycle of assistance.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of air transport, which negligently caused the death of two or more persons"). The chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, demanded a personal report on the progress of the investigation. The Federal Air Transport Agency classified the incident as a disaster.

Private crash: helicopter crash in Dagestan

There were seven people on board at the time of the crash, and a criminal case has been opened.

Who is investigating the incident

The Interstate Aviation Committee, with the participation of the Southern Interterritorial Directorate of the Federal Air Transport Agency, will investigate the causes of the disaster. Specialists are already working at the scene, establishing all the circumstances of the incident.

Experts are studying the version of a technical malfunction of the aircraft as a possible cause of the disaster. The investigation is ongoing with the coordination of all departments.

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