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Polar Airlines Flight 9949

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At 10:00 PM local time, the flight crew underwent a pre-flight medical exam at the local hospital in the village of Deputatsky, with no health concerns noted the crew were cleared to operate the flight, which was scheduled for 11:00 PM local time. The flight mechanic refueled the helicopter with 2800
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At 11:38 PM, the Pilot in Command requested to take-off using Visual flight rules, and to start their engines, they received confirmation for both. At 11:51 PM, flight 9949 received take-off clearance 51 minutes past the scheduled departure time, soon after the flight lifted off making a right hand
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At 12:13 AM, the helicopter crashed into an elevated outcropping, completely destroying the aircraft. At 12:34, the PIC using a satellite phone called to report the crash, and that there were some survivors but many more fatalities. In total all 3 crew members and 1 passenger survived the crash.
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spokesman, 24 people died in the crash; the three crew members and a child survived. Early reports suggested that the pilot lost control of the helicopter due to strong winds. The crash was investigated by the
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liters of ice resistant fuel. At 10:30 PM, the pilots received the meteorological forecast for the route, seeing no concerns he signed it off.
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turn. At 11:58:46 PM, the flight crew reported their status to the dispatch office, this was the last radio communication from flight 9949.
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Controlled Flight into Terrain
pilot error
Deputatsky
Sakha Republic
69°42′27.8″N 139°26′18″E / 69.707722°N 139.43833°E / 69.707722; 139.43833
Mil Mi-8
Polar Airlines
Registration
Mil Mi-8
Polar Airlines
Deputatsky
urban locality
Ust-Yansky District
Sakha Republic
Ministry of Emergency Situations
Interstate Aviation Committee


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