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On 2 July 2013, Polar Airlines Flight 9949, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operated by Polar Airlines crashed near Deputatsky, an urban locality of Ust-Yansky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia, with 25 passengers (including 11 children) and three crew members on board.[2][3] According to a Ministry of Emergency Situations spokesman, 24 people died in the crash; the three crew members and a child survived.[4] Early reports suggested that the pilot lost control of the helicopter due to strong winds. The crash was investigated by the Interstate Aviation Committee.[5]

Polar Airlines Flight 9949
Accident
An Mi-8 similar to the accident aircraft
Date	2 July 2013 (2013-07-02)
Summary	Controlled Flight into Terrain due to Pilot Error[1]
Site	Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia 69°42′27.8″N 139°26′18″E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Mil Mi-8
Operator	Polar Airlines
Registration	RA-22657
Occupants	28
Passengers	25
Crew	3
Fatalities	24
Injuries	4
Survivors	4

Accident

At 10:00 PM local time, the flight crew underwent a pre-flight medical exam at the local hospital in the village of Deputatsky, with no health concerns noted the crew were cleared to operate the flight, which was scheduled for 11:00 PM local time. The flight mechanic refueled the helicopter with 2800 liters of ice resistant fuel. At 10:30 PM, the pilots received the meteorological forecast for the route, seeing no concerns he signed it off.

At 11:38 PM, the Pilot in Command requested to take-off using Visual flight rules, and to start their engines, they received confirmation for both. At 11:51 PM, flight 9949 received take-off clearance 51 minutes past the scheduled departure time, soon after the flight lifted off making a right hand turn. At 11:58:46 PM, the flight crew reported their status to the dispatch office, this was the last radio communication from flight 9949.

At 12:13 AM, the helicopter crashed into an elevated outcropping, completely destroying the aircraft. At 12:34, the PIC using a satellite phone called to report the crash, and that there were some survivors but many more fatalities. In total all 3 crew members and 1 passenger survived the crash.[1]

References

RA-22657 Final Report (PDF). Interstate Aviation Committee. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
"Children die in air crash in Russia's Sakha Republic", BBC News, 2 July 2013
"Russian helicopter crash kills at least 19", Reuters, 2 July 2013
"24 Dead in Siberia Helicopter Crash", RIA Novosti, 3 July 2013
"Helicopter Crash in Siberia Kills at Least 19 - Officials | Russia | RIA Novosti". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. "Helicopter Crash in Siberia Kills at Least 19 – Officials", RIA Novosti, 2 July 2013

External links

"02.07.2013 Ми-8Т RA-22657." Interstate Aviation Committee. Current IAC page, in Russian
- Final Report

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На других языках

- [en] Polar Airlines Flight 9949

[fr] Accident d'un Mil Mi-8 de la Siberia Polar Airlines

L'accident d'un Mil Mi-8 de la Siberia Polar Airlines est survenu le 2 juillet 2013 lorsqu'un hélicoptère Mil Mi-8 exploité par Polar Airlines s'est écrasé près de Deputatsky (en), dans le district d'Ust-Yansky (en), dans la République de Sakha, en Russie, il transportait 25 passagers (dont 11 enfants) et 3 membres d'équipage[1]. Selon un porte-parole du ministère des Situations d'urgence, 24 personnes sont mortes dans l'accident, les trois membres d'équipage et un enfant ont survécu. Les premiers rapports suggéraient que le pilote avait perdu le contrôle de l'hélicoptère en raison de vents forts. Le crash fait l'objet d'une enquête par l'Interstate Aviation Committee.

[ru] Катастрофа Ми-8 под Депутатским

Катастрофа Ми-8 под Депутатским — авиационная катастрофа, произошедшая 2 июля 2013 года с вертолётом Ми-8Т «Полярных авиалиний» в окрестностях посёлка Депутатский в Усть-Янском улусе Якутии, в результате которой погибли 24 человека[3].

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