Fatal Mi-8 crash captain had commanded previous terrain-collision flight

RA-22919-c-Interstate Aviation Committee

Source: Interstate Aviation Committee

Russian investigators have disclosed that the captain of the Vityaz Aero Mil Mi-8T which crashed into a lake in low-visibility conditions had commanded an Mi-8 involved in a previous terrain-collision accident.

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