Incidents03.09.2024 - 14:24

Rosaviation has started an inspection of Vityaz-Aero in Kamchatka

Rosaviation has started an inspection of the company Vityaz-Aero, whose Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Kamchatka. This was reported in the press service of the Kamchatka Territory Government.

Фото: Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations

“The main attention will be paid to the training of flight crews, as well as the implementation of recommendations that were given by Rosaviatsia and Rostransnadzor after the 2021 crash,” said Kristina Byvalina, deputy head of the department - head of the department of investigation and prevention of aviation events of Rosaviatsia.

The press service noted that the investigation, the transport prosecutor's office and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) have also joined the inspection of the company. IAC specialists will soon start deciphering the flight recorders, the regional government added.

The Mi-8 helicopter of the Vityaz-Aero airline disappeared from communication on August 31. There were 22 people on board, 19 passengers and three crew members. The bodies of the victims were found on September 2, there were no survivors.

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