ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150857
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| Date: | Saturday 24 November 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mil Mi-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Euro-Asia Air |
| Registration: | UP-MI829 |
| MSN: | UPMI8023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1986 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Almaty Province -
 Kazakhstan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Alakol |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared en route.
The helicopter belonged to the Zhezkazgan branch of JSC EuroAsiaAir and was rented by Kazakhstan-Chinese Pipeline LLP for a flight of the Atasu-Alashankou oil pipeline.
On Thursday 29 November 2012 authorities announced that the wreckage of the helicopter was found and that the eight occupants had died.
Sources:
http://newskaz.ru/incidents/20121125/4347132.html
https://www.newsru.com/world/25nov2012/kazmi8.html
https://en.tengrinews.kz/emergencies/MI-8-helicopter-that-went-missing-November-24-was-in-a-good-14794/
https://bnews.kz/en/news/proisshestviya/the_missed_mi823_helicopter_can_be_in_east_kazakhstan_region_almaty_des
https://en.tengrinews.kz/emergencies/PHOTO-Wreckage-of-missing-MI-8-discovered-8-crew-members-14914/
https://bnews.kz/en/news/obshchestvo/all_crew_members_and_passengers_of_the_mi8_helicopter_died_des
http://www.topnews.az/en/news/26995/Eight-people-die-in-helicopter-crash-in-Kazakhstan-Update.html
http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1142
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2012 11:11 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 25-Nov-2012 13:41 | TB | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2012 13:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2012 00:18 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 29-Nov-2012 12:01 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Source] |
| 29-Nov-2012 12:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2012 05:57 | rotorspot | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 25-Sep-2016 14:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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