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Aircraft type

Mil MI-8

Occurrences involving a Mil MI-8, with variants merged.

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Occurrences4444 accidents · 0 incidents · 35 mapped
Fatal occurrences42Fatality total known for 43 of 44
Reported fatalities637Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1968–202422 Jul 1968 – 31 Aug 2024

By year

Mil MI-8: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19681 occurrences in 1968, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).15
19741 occurrences in 1974, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).114
19771 occurrences in 1977, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).15
19791 occurrences in 1979, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).17
19811 occurrences in 1981, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).140
19821 occurrences in 1982, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).184
19841 occurrences in 1984, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).115
19851 occurrences in 1985, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).17
19861 occurrences in 1986, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).14
19901 occurrences in 1990, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).115
19912 occurrences in 1991, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).232
19922 occurrences in 1992, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).144
19961 occurrences in 1996, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).112
19971 occurrences in 1997, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).18
19991 occurrences in 1999, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).113
20011 occurrences in 2001, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).113
20021 occurrences in 2002, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).114
20032 occurrences in 2003, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).120
20062 occurrences in 2006, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).236
20072 occurrences in 2007, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).242
20085 occurrences in 2008, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).528
20101 occurrences in 2010, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).128
20121 occurrences in 2012, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).14
20134 occurrences in 2013, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).450
20142 occurrences in 2014, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).214
20161 occurrences in 2016, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).119
20171 occurrences in 2017, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).18
20181 occurrences in 2018, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).118
20211 occurrences in 2021, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).18
20221 occurrences in 2022, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).18
20241 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 2008 (5).122

Airports most often reported

Mil MI-8: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP)Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP): 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.2.3%113

Countries

Mil MI-8: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
UnknownUnknown: 12 occurrences, 27.3% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.27.3%1196
RussiaRussia: 11 occurrences, 25.0% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).25.0%11151
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 6 occurrences, 13.6% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).13.6%696
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 2 occurrences, 4.5% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).4.5%266
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia: 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).2.3%15
GeorgiaGeorgia: 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).2.3%18
HaitiHaiti: 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).2.3%113
NepalNepal: 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).2.3%124
NicaraguaNicaragua: 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).2.3%184
NorwayNorway: 1 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Unknown, 12).2.3%18

Deadliest occurrences

Mil MI-8: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1982 Nicaraguan Air Force Mil Mi-8 crash9 Dec 198284San Andres de Bocay area, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua1
1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown28 Jan 199244near Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh1
1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision18 Sept 19814011 km (6.9 miles) east of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport, Soviet Union2
2010 Tajik National Guard Mi-8 crash6 Oct 201028Rasht Valley, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan1
Polar Airlines Flight 99492 Jul 201324Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia1
2006 Shree Air Mil Mi-8 crash23 Sept 200624Ghunsa, Nepal1
2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash31 Aug 202422near the Vachkazhets Volcano, Yelizovsky District, Russia1
2007 Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash3 Jun 200722Lungi, Sierra Leone1
1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown20 Nov 199122Berdashen (Karakend), Azerbaijan (de jure), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto)1
2007 Shatoy Mi-8 crash27 Apr 200720Near Shatoy, Chechnya, Russia1

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  1. 2024 Kamchatka Mil Mi-8 crash

    31 Aug 2024 · near the Vachkazhets Volcano, Yelizovsky District, Russia · 22 fatal

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  2. 2022 Gudauri helicopter crash

    29 Jul 2022 · Near Gudauri, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia · 8 fatal

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  3. 2021 Vityaz-Aero Mil Mi-8 crash

    12 Aug 2021 · Kurile Lake, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia · 8 fatal · not on the map

  4. 2018 Utair Mil Mi-8 crash

    4 Aug 2018 · Igarka, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia · 18 fatal

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  5. Convers Avia Flight 312

    26 Oct 2017 · Isfjorden north off the coast of Barentsburg, Svalbard, Norway · 8 fatal

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  6. Skol Airlines Flight 9375

    21 Oct 2016 · Yamalo-Nenets, Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia · 19 fatal

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  7. Mi-8 crash at the Trebs oil field

    7 Dec 2014 · Trebs oil field, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia · 2 fatal

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  8. Shootdown of a Mi-8 in Sloviansk

    29 May 2014 · near Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast · 12 fatal

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  9. Polar Airlines Flight 9949

    2 Jul 2013 · Deputatsky, Sakha Republic, Russia · 24 fatal

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  10. Mi-8 crash near Preobrazhenka

    6 May 2013 · Nizhnyaya Tunguska River, 6 km from the village of Preobrazhenka, Katangsky District of Irkutsk Oblast (Russia) · 9 fatal

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  11. 2013 Helicópteros del Pacífico Mil Mi-8 crash

    7 Apr 2013 · Near Lot 27, Perenco site, Loreto, Peru · 13 fatal

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  12. Mi-8 crash near Bukavu on 9 March 2013

    9 Mar 2013 · Congo, South Kivu province · 4 fatal

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  13. Nizhnevartovskavia Flight 544

    21 Dec 2012 · Near Likuangole, South Sudan · 4 fatal

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  14. 2010 Tajik National Guard Mi-8 crash

    6 Oct 2010 · Rasht Valley, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan · 28 fatal

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  15. Mi-8 crash in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug on 2 July 2008

    2 Jul 2008 · Tyumen Oblast, Yamalo-Nenets AO, Vorgenskoye field, 340 km north-east of Nizhnevartovsk (Russia) · 9 fatal · not on the map

  16. Mi-8 crash in Svalbard on 30 March 2008

    30 Mar 2008 · Svalbard archipelago, Barentsburg · 3 fatal · not on the map

  17. Mi-8 crash in Gorno-Badakhshan on 8 March 2008

    8 Mar 2008 · 13.5 km from the airfield reference point of Khorog airport · 1 fatal · not on the map

  18. Mi-8 crash in Nepal on 3 March 2008

    3 Mar 2008 · near Betana, 145 km east of Kathmandu · 10 fatal · not on the map

  19. Mi-8 crash near the settlement of Zhalagash on 28 February 2008

    28 Feb 2008 · Kyzylorda Oblast, 1 km from the settlement of Zhalagash · 5 fatal

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  20. 2007 Paramount Airlines Mil Mi-8 crash

    3 Jun 2007 · Lungi, Sierra Leone · 22 fatal

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  21. 2007 Shatoy Mi-8 crash

    27 Apr 2007 · Near Shatoy, Chechnya, Russia · 20 fatal

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  22. 2006 Shree Air Mil Mi-8 crash

    23 Sept 2006 · Ghunsa, Nepal · 24 fatal

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  23. 2006 Vladikavkaz Mi-8 crash

    11 Sept 2006 · Near Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia–Alania, Russia · 12 fatal

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  24. 2003 Polish Air Force Mil Mi-8 crash

    4 Dec 2003 · Pilawa, Poland

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  25. Mi-8 crash in Kamchatka (2003)

    20 Aug 2003 · Kamchatka Oblast · 20 fatal

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  26. 2002 Shelkovskaya Mi-8 crash

    27 Jan 2002 · Near Shelkovskaya, Nadterechny District, Chechnya · 14 fatal

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  27. 2001 Grozny Mi-8 crash

    17 Sept 2001 · Grozny, Chechnya · 13 fatal

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  28. IAD99GA036 · Mil MI-8MTV-1

    14 Mar 1999 · Hinche, Haiti · 13 fatal

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  29. Mi-8 and An-12 collision at Naryan-Mar airport

    11 Dec 1997 · Runway of Naryan-Mar airport, Naryan-Mar (Russia) · 8 fatal

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  30. Mi-8 crash in Kara-Bogaz-Gol

    12 Mar 1996 · Kara-Bogaz-Gol, Caspian Sea, near Bekdash (Turkmenistan) · 12 fatal

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  31. 1992 Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 shootdown

    14 Dec 1992 · Lata, Abkhazia

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  32. 1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

    28 Jan 1992 · near Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh · 44 fatal

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  33. 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

    20 Nov 1991 · Berdashen (Karakend), Azerbaijan (de jure), Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de facto) · 22 fatal

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  34. Air crash near Cisna

    10 Jan 1991 · Cisna · 10 fatal

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  35. Mi-8 crash near Bakhardok

    19 Nov 1990 · Karakum Desert, near Bakhardok, Ashkhabad Oblast (Turkmen SSR, USSR) · 15 fatal

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  36. Chernobyl Mi-8 helicopter crash

    2 Oct 1986 · Chernobyl · 4 fatal

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  37. Mi-8 crash near Tutek

    23 Aug 1985 · Alay Range, near the Tutek Pass (Tajik SSR, USSR) · 7 fatal · not on the map

  38. Mi-8 crash at Seyakha

    17 Nov 1984 · near Seyakha, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast (RSFSR, USSR) · 15 fatal

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  39. 1982 Nicaraguan Air Force Mil Mi-8 crash

    9 Dec 1982 · San Andres de Bocay area, Chinandega Department, Nicaragua · 84 fatal · not on the map

  40. 1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision

    18 Sept 1981 · 11 km (6.9 miles) east of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport, Soviet Union · 40 fatal · not on the map

  41. Helicopter crash in Mlynická Valley

    25 Jun 1979 · Mlynická dolina, Slovakia · 7 fatal

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  42. Mil Mi-8 helicopter crash in Bratislava

    20 Oct 1977 · M. R. Štefánik Airport · 5 fatal

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  43. Mi-8 crash in Nefteyugansk (1974)

    13 Jun 1974 · Nefteyugansk airport, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (RSFSR, USSR) · 14 fatal

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  44. Mi-8 crash near Naryan-Mar (1968)

    22 Jul 1968 · 110 km south-west of Naryan-Mar, Nenets National Okrug, RSFSR, USSR · 5 fatal · not on the map