- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 11, 2006 |
Time: | 1730 |
Location: | Vladikavkaz, Russia |
Operator: | Military - Russian Army |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Gizel - Khankala |
AC Type: | Mi-8 helicopter |
Registration: | ? |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 15 (passengers:12 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 12 (passengers:12 crew:0) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Eleven high ranking officers were killed when the helicopter crashed to the ground, split in two and caught fire. A North Ossetian militant group called Kataib al-Khoul claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. |
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