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Granat company helicopter crashes in Primorsky region
A Robinson R-44 helicopter belonging to the Granat company went missing and is presumed to have crashed during forestry work in Russia's Primorsky region. The aircraft was carrying a pilot and an observer.
Contact was lost with a Robinson R-44 helicopter belonging to the Granat company in the Terney district of Russia's Primorsky region. The helicopter was conducting forestry work.
Search and rescue operations were launched and intensified on Monday morning. The aircraft was carrying a pilot and an observer.
Investigation into safety violations
The Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsiya confirmed that the helicopter involved in the accident belonged to the Granat company. A criminal investigation has been initiated regarding the incident for violation of safety rules.
The company's history of accidents
Several similar incidents involving Granat company helicopters have occurred in recent years. In 2022, a Robinson R-44 helicopter owned by the company made an unauthorized landing on the beach of the Ocean Children's Center in Vladivostok.
In December 2024, another Granat helicopter carrying three tourists made a hard landing near an airstrip in Artem, Primorsky region. No one was injured in the accident, but the helicopter's tail broke off.
Also in 2024, authorities of the Leopard Lands nature reserve stopped a helicopter flying over the Far East Marine Reserve in Primorsky, which passed just six meters above the protected wetland, scattering flocks of endangered birds. Media sources reported that this helicopter also belonged to Granat.
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