2025 Dagestan Kamov Ka-226 crash

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2025 Dagestan Kamov Ka-226 crash
2025 Dagestan Kamov Ka-226 crash.webp
Wreckage of the helicopter at the crash site
Accident
DateNovember 7, 2025
SummaryCrashed after tail damage during hard landing; under investigation
Site Achi-Su, Dagestan, Russia
Aircraft
Kamov Ka-226, Ministry of the Interior of Russia (remix).jpg
A Kamov Ka-226, similar to the one involved in the accident
Aircraft type Kamov Ka-226
OperatorKizlyar Electromechanical Plant
Registration RA-19307
Flight originKizlyar Electromechanical Plant, Dagestan, Russia
Destination Izerbash, Dagestan, Russia
Occupants7
Passengers5
Crew2
Fatalities5
Injuries2
Survivors2

On November 7, 2025, a Kamov Ka-226 helicopter carrying senior employees of Russian Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant crashed into an uninhabited building near Achi-Su, Dagestan, Russia, killing five people and injuring two others.

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Background

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the accident was RA-19307, a Kamov Ka-226 owned by the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant. The helicopter made its first flight in 2011. [1]

Passengers and crew

Seven people were on board, including employees from the plant and a flight mechanic. [2]

Accident

Video footage posted online shows the tail of the helicopter breaking during a hard landing on a beach. The pilot attempted to regain control of the helicopter, [3] before briefly going into water and taking off again. Witnesses said the helicopter caught fire. [4] It plunged and crashed shortly after into an unoccupied private house near the coast of the Caspian Sea. [5] The helicopter set an 80-square-meter fire after crashing, destroying the house. [6]

Victims

Initially, four people were killed and three others were injured, including two critically. A day after the crash, a person who was hospitalized succumbed to their injuries, bringing the death toll to five. [7] [ better source needed ] The victims were identified as four senior executives: deputy general director for construction and transport support Achalo Magomedov, chief engineer and chief power engineer Sergey Suslov, driver Islam Dzhabrailov, chief helicopter designer Sirazhutdin Saaduyev and the flight mechanic, Pyotr Surov. [8] [9] The Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant produces a wide range of military and dual-use products. The company is mainly known for the production of equipment for aviation. [4]

Investigation

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case for alleged violations of aviation safety regulations. Investigators are examining technical failure as a possible cause, though other factors are also under review. [10] Rosaviatsiya classified the crash as a disaster. [11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Карточка борта Камов ! Ка-226 ! RA-19307" [Helicopter card Kamov! Ka-226! RA-19307] (in Russian). Russianplanes.net. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Russian Ka-226 helicopter crashes in Dagestan, killing weapons plant employees". The Kyiv Independent. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Watch: Russian chopper breaks into two, then hovers mid-air before fiery crash. Shocking video goes viral". The Economic Times. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Ka-226 Helicopter Carrying Workers of Military Plant Crashes in Russia's Dagestan". Militarnyi. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Russian weapons company employees killed in Dagestan helicopter crash". TVP World. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "4 Dead in Dagestan Helicopter Crash". The Moscow Times. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "5 dead, 2 injured in Russia's helicopter crash". Xinhua News Agency. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Опубликованы имена и фото погибших при крушении вертолета в Дагестане: последние минуты на видео" [Names and photos of those killed in the helicopter crash in Dagestan have been released: the final minutes are on video.] (in Russian). ru:Фонтанка.ру. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Russian weapons chiefs killed in helicopter crash". The Daily Telegraph. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Five dead after helicopter crash in Russia's Dagestan region". Aviation24.be. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Росавиация классифицировала крушение вертолета в Дагестане как катастрофу" [Rosaviatsia has classified the helicopter crash in Dagestan as a disaster.] (in Russian). Izvestia. November 7, 2025. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
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