Passengers and the pilot of the Robinson R66 helicopter that crashed in the Amur region were killed

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As reported by the Russian media, the crashed helicopter was found at a distance of about 100 km from the city of Zeya, the aircraft was completely destroyed. The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), with the participation of the Federal Air Transport Agency, will investigate the disaster. Rescuers have already arrived at the helicopter crash site. More than 20 people were involved in the search work.

The preliminary cause of the crash – technical malfunction of the helicopter. The SHOT channel publishes a list of the dead. They turned out to be Mikael Harutyunyan, 50 years old, an employee of Hergu, Sheram Tovmasyan, 40 years old, an employee of Hergu, Yuri Barabash, a helicopter pilot.