Media named the provisional cause of a hard landing of the helicopter in the Pskov region – Rosbalt.RU

8 February 2016, 21:06 | Pskov region | helicopter |

Mi-8

 The cause of a hard landing of helicopter Mi-8 in the Pskov region, according to preliminary data, has become a technical failure of the aircraft. On it informs RIA Novosti news agency, citing a source in law enforcement agencies.

 “As a basic version of PE is considered a technical failure of the helicopter”, – he said

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 He added that the helicopter made a hard landing in difficult terrain.

 Meanwhile, according to the source, the number of people killed in a helicopter crash increased to four. Earlier it was reported that at the crash site found one dead, the aircraft caught fire.

 “At the scene of a fire found the bodies of three more members of the crew”, – he said

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 The helicopter, according to unofficial information, belongs to the Defense Ministry.