In the Irkutsk region, the helicopter missing after the Davydovo Kirensk Davydovo route flight was found. After dropping off passengers in Kirensk, the pilot and a passenger flew back, but did not get in touch again, and at night the emergency beacon activated, after which the search began. Details on where the aircraft was found and who owns it are in the report.
As reported by phone by the head of the intermunicipal department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs "Kirensky," Sergei Rogachkov, the helicopter was found in a wooded area near the settlement of Ichera in the Kirensky district (40 km from the village of Davydovo). It belongs to LLC VSP “Leasing” and was operating a flight under a contract with the logging enterprise “Vitimles.”The helicopter was flying the Davydovo (240 km from the city of Kirensk) – Kirensk – Davydovo route. After dropping off passengers in Kirensk, the pilot and a passenger took off back to Davydovo, but never made contact again. Around 1 a.m. on August 7, the emergency beacon of the missing helicopter was activated, and search operations began.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Irkutsk Region