Wirestrike Incident Kamov Ka-26 CCCP-19638 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153204
 
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Date:Sunday 23 July 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic KA26 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Kamov Ka-26
Owner/operator:Aeroflot/Lithuania-VNO
Registration: CCCP-19638
MSN: 7505303
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Klaipeda region -   Lithuania
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:VNO
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collision with high voltage transmission line wires. Pilot unhurt.

Sources:

as a mechanic of helicopter squadron service in Vilnius I'm helped evacuate the destroyed helicopter
Soviet Transports

Images:


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Feb-2013 12:27 Beshen Added
10-Feb-2013 12:28 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
10-Mar-2017 18:00 TB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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