The crash of the Mi-8 in Kara-Bogaz-Gol is a plane crash of the Mi-8T helicopter that occurred on Tuesday , March 12, 1996 in Kara-Bogaz-Gol Bay ( Caspian Sea ), which killed 12 people.
| Kara-Bogaz-Gol disaster | |
|---|---|
 Turkmen Mi-8 | |
| General information | |
| date | March 12, 1996 |
| Time | about 12:12 |
| Cause | Not installed |
| A place |  Kara-Bogaz-Gol , Caspian Sea , near Bekdash ( Turkmenistan ) |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | Mi-8T |
| Airline | Akhal |
| Board number | EZ-22684 |
| Date of issue | 1980 |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Dead | 12 (all) |
Catastrophe
The Mi-8T helicopter with the tail number EZ-22684 (factory - 8142, released in 1980 ) of the Ahal airline operated a passenger flight to the Garashsyz oil platform, and on board were 3 crew members and 9 passengers - shift workers oil workers. The flight took place in stormy weather with a strong gusty wind. The border 22684 followed the Kara-Bogaz-Gol Bay, when around 12:12, one and a half kilometers from the village of Bekdash suddenly fell into the water. All 12 people on board died while [1] .
According to the available data, for the time being (2014) it is the only air crash in Turkmenistan since 1991 [2] .
Reasons to
The causes of the disaster have not been established [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Catastrophe of Mi-8T and / to Ahal in the area of Kara-Bogaz-Gol Bay (side EZ-22684), March 12, 1996. AirDisaster.ru. The appeal date is August 25, 2014.
- ↑ Wings of Turkmenbashi (Rus.) // Takeoff. - 1990. - № 12 .