Mi-8T helicopter crash near the Vachkazhets volcano, Kamchatka

Vachkazhets volcano area, Kamchatka Krai · 31 Aug 2024

On 31 August 2024 a Vityaz-Aero Mi-8T tourist helicopter with three crew and 19 passengers crashed in Kamchatka. The Interstate Aviation Committee records 22 dead.

Official figures

• Dead, by the official count: 22 (as of 28 Feb 2025) archive copy

The sources' words

• On the death toll, as of 28 Feb 2025: «Количество погибших 22» Межгосударственный авиационный комитет: «Ми-8Т RA-25656 31.08.2024», карточка расследования · archive copy

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