Overview
- The two-seat private helicopter crashed during takeoff on the grounds of Ashatli-park in Bardymsky District near Barda, with no damage reported on the ground.
- Rosaviatsia classified the event as a catastrophe and assigned the Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) to conduct the technical investigation with regional participation.
- Investigators from the Investigative Committee’s transport division and the Ural transport prosecutor’s office opened formal checks and are inspecting the scene.
- Footage released by the transport prosecutor’s press service shows the rotor catching cables above a ski run before the aircraft fell and broke its tail.
- Ashatli-park’s ski complex was closed to visitors after the crash, and roughly 40 responders with 14 pieces of equipment were deployed to the site.