Koryak Air Enterprise was a Russian passenger and cargo airline based in Kamchatka, Russia. From 2006 it was government subsidised.[2] It merged with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise in 2010.[3]
Fleet
[4][2]
Aircraft type
Active
Notes
Mil Mi-8
4
(RA-25195, RA-25388, RA-25617, RA-25618)
Antonov An-28
2
(RA-28714, RA-28715) [scheduled]
Incidents
A Mil Mi-8T (RA-24209) cargo flight was at an altitude of 850 meters the crew made an emergency landing in a mountainous area in the upper reaches of the river Zhgachka, during which the helicopter collided with the ground and partially collapsed. The co-pilot and flight engineer were wounded. The captain phoned for help and, after helping the wounded, went back into the helicopter where he was later found dead - from suicide by hanging. According to preliminary information, the reason for a forced landing was either an ice buildup or overloading of the helicopter.[5] Subsequent investigation revealed ice to be the cause of stalling with the helicopter's altitude too low for it to regain height on restarting.[6]
References
^Information about Koryak Air Enterprise at the Aviation Safety Network
^ ab"О Государственной Поддержке Фгуп "Корякавиа". Dfoportal.info. 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
^"На Камчатке расследуют причины аварии вертолета в Быстринском районе и самоубийство командира экипажа / Новости". Old.inforotor.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
^"Авария вертолета Ми-8 на Камчатке в декабре 2009 г произошла из-за ряда факторов - МАК // АвиаПорт.Дайджест". Aviaport.ru. Retrieved 2012-08-06.