Skol Airlines Mi-8 helicopter crash near Stary Urengoy

about 45 km from Stary Urengoy, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug · 21 Oct 2016 · Transport accident

On 21 October 2016 a Skol Airlines Mi-8 flying from Vankor to Stary Urengoy crashed 45 km north-east of Stary Urengoy. According to MAK, 19 people died: three crew and 16 passengers.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 19; as of 21 Oct 2016 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 21 Oct 2016

«Три члена экипажа и 16 пассажиров погибли, три пассажира госпитализированы.»

МАК: «Ми-8 RA-22869 21.10.2016» (карточка расследования), запись от 21 октября 2016 · archive copy

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