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2010 Tajik National Guard Mi-8 crash

Coordinates: 38°43′33″N 70°25′08″E / 38.72583°N 70.41889°E / 38.72583; 70.41889
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Tajik National Guard Helicopter
A Mil Mi-8 similar to the one involved in the incident.
Accident
Date6 October 2010 (2010-10-06)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
SiteRasht Valley, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan
38°43′33″N 70°25′08″E / 38.72583°N 70.41889°E / 38.72583; 70.41889
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMil Mi-8
OperatorTajik National Guard
Crew28
Fatalities28 (all)
Survivors0

The Tajik National Guard Helicopter crash was an accident that occurred on 6 October 2010 when a Mil Mi-8 military helicopter from the Tajik National Guard crashed in the Rasht Valley[1] close to Ezgand and Tavildara. The helicopter became caught in power lines and crashed while attempting to land, leaving no survivors. This is the deadliest accident in Tajik aviation since 1997.

References

  1. ^ "Accident Details". Planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 6 February 2012.