Overview
- Authorities confirmed five fatalities and two injuries after the Nov. 7 crash near Achi-Su on Dagestan’s Caspian shore.
- Company statements named four Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant employees among the dead, including the deputy general director, chief engineer and chief designer, along with the helicopter’s flight mechanic.
- Videos circulating online show the Ka-226 striking its tail during a botched landing attempt, briefly lifting over shallow water, then spiraling before hitting a residential area.
- Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) classified the event as a “disaster” and said it is participating in the official investigation reviewing operational records and flight conditions.
- KEMZ identified the victims after initial state-media reports described the passengers as tourists, and the firm is a sanctioned supplier of systems for Sukhoi and MiG aircraft.