Mi-8 helicopter crash into Lake Munozero

Lake Munozero, Murmansk Oblast · 31 May 2014 · Transport accident

On 31 May 2014 a SPARK avia Mi-8 helicopter fell into Lake Munozero in Murmansk Oblast. According to MAK, 16 of the 18 people on board died; among them was a deputy governor of Murmansk Oblast.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 16; as of 2 Jun 2014 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 2 Jun 2014

«В результате АП 16 человек погибло, 2 получили травмы.»

МАК: «Ми-8АМТ RA-22423 31.05.2014» (карточка расследования), запись от 2 июня 2014 · archive copy

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