| - | 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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