What: GazPromAvia Mil Mi-171 en route from Bovanenkovo to Vorkuta
Where: Vorkuta Russia
When: Dec 19 2009
Who: 22 passengers, 3 crew
Why: The helicopter made an emergency landing–described also as a forced landing, and a rough landing–4 kilometers from where the flight originated. Fourteen were hospitalized.

The incident is under investigation. It is suspected that the cause will be attributed to harsh weather conditions.

The post Vorkuta Russia Hard Landing in Hard Weather first appeared on George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster.