Pictured: A Gazpromavia Mil Mi-8MTV-1. The craft involved in the incident was a Mi-171
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Contact photographer Peter Taskaev

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.

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