- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 28, 2002 |
Time: | 0615 |
Location: | Near Abakan, Russia |
Operator: | Private |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Mi-8 helicopter |
Registration: | ? |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:6 crew:2) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The helicopter struck power lines and crashed in near-zero visibility. Governor of Krasnoyarsk territory, Alexander Lebed, 52, was among those killed. "Power line, power line!" were the last words of the pilot. Thick fog concealing a frost-covered power line led to the helicopter crash. |
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