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    Helicopter Crash in Southern Russia Kills 4

    helicopterA privately owned helicopter crashed in the mountains of Apsheron district, in southern Russia, on the evening of June 28.

    The helicopter was carrying 4 people when it crashed; all of them were killed. The deceased have been identified as A.I. Goncharenko, 53, S.V. Yelugyan, 46, A.S. Yelugyan, 23, and E.B. Yelugyan, 13.

    Goncharenko was flying the helicopter at the time of accident.

    Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry statement said that the accident happened due to some technical fault.

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    Russian Helicopter Crashed in Murmansk: 16 out of 18 Dead

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    A Mi-8 helicopter crashed on June 1 into a lake in Murmansk region of northern Russia.

    According to the authorities, the helicopter was carrying 18 people, including 13 passengers and 5 crew members. The passengers of the ill-fated helicopter included top officials of renowned fertilizer manufacturer, Apatite.

    Sixteen people were killed in the accident while two were rescued in an injured state. Those who survived were taken to the hospital.

    Apatit’s parent company, PhosAgro, has issued a list containing names of passengers and crew members aboard the helicopter.

    The cause of the crash is being investigated.

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    Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow

    A plane that left Moscow, Russia, for Yerevan, Armenia, had to return and make an emergency landing at Moscow Airport due to technical problems, on May 25.

    The plane, belonging to Aeroflot Company, landed successfully at the Sheremetyevo International Airport, about 30 minutes after it took off.

    Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan was also aboard the plane. He was in Moscow to attend the 3rd conference on international security.

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    Light Plane Crash in Russia Claims Two Lives

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    A light engine plane crashed in the Russian Urals, killing both on board.

    According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the two-seater RokoAero NG4 crashed at Pirogovo settlement, at about 1pm Moscow time on March 30.

    The plane was owned by Izhevsk Flying Club. The company’s website reports that the pilot requested permission for landing. However, as he took a 180 degree turn, the plane crashed.

    The victims have been identified as 35 year old instructor, Alex Surnin and a 39 year old student.

    Emergency specialists are investigating the cause of accident.

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    Two Hawker Siddeley Accidents in one week

    A Hawker Siddeley 748 en route from Juba International Airport to Rubkona crashed in the Sudan. The plane had a crew of four and crashed while on a humanitarian mission.

    The cargo was a total loss. Reports are that there were fatalities and survivors in the crash but details haven’t been released.

    On Feb 12, another Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700B operated by Sirius-Aero with two crew flew out from Sheremetyevo to Vnukova Airport on a ferry flight. The pilots realized that the right hand main landing gear was not operating and notified ATC. They made a safe landing on foam. In that flight, neither pilot sustained injury but one wing of the plane sustained some damage.

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    RusAir Flight 9605

    With forty-three passengers and nine crew aboard, RusAir Flight 9605/RusLine Flight 243 crashed near Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Russia, on 20 June 2011. The Tupolev Tu-134A-3 was flying from Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, to Petrozavodsk and crashed on approach in bad weather, crashing on highway A133, 3,900 ft shy of the runway. The plane was flying off-course by about 660 ft. Subsequent to this crash, all Tu-134s were withdrawn from commercial service in Russia. Forty-seven people died. Of the five injured, the only surviving crew member was a flight attendant.