Overview
- The helicopter, operated by the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant, crashed near Achi-Su on the Caspian coast while flying from Kizlyar to Izberbash.
- The aircraft destroyed an unoccupied private house, and firefighters contained the blaze with no reported casualties on the ground.
- Four people were killed and three were injured; TASS reported one survivor with burns over 90–100% of the body and two others in serious condition.
- Officials said the passengers were plant employees, correcting initial reports that described the flight as a tourist trip.
- Prosecutors and transport investigators are considering a technical malfunction, with preliminary accounts describing an attempted beach landing and possible contact with a pier.