2024 Mari Petroleum Mil Mi-8 crash

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2024 Mari Petroleum Mil Mi-8 crash
A PANKH Helicopters Mil Mi-8 helicopter, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date28 September 2024 (2024-09-28)
SummaryCrashed after an engine failure, under investigation[1]
Sitenear the Shiwa oil field, Pakistan
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMil Mi-8MTV-1
OperatorPANKH Helicopters, for Mari Petroleum
RegistrationRA-24537
Flight originNear Shiwa Oil Field, Waziristan, Pakistan
DestinationBannu, Pakistan
Occupants15
Passengers12
Crew3
Fatalities6
Injuries9
Survivors9

On 28 September 2024, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter operating a charter flight to transport oil workers for the company Mari Petroleum, crashed near the Shiwa oil field, in Waziristan, north-western Pakistan.[2] According to a security official, there were 11 local passengers and 3 Russian crew on board. Three passengers and three crew members were killed.[1][3]

Aircraft

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The helicopter was a Mil Mi-8 of PANKH Helicopters operating for Mari Petroleum, a Pakistani oil company, and was transporting company's personnel to Bannu.[4] The aircraft was registered in Russia with tail number RA-24537, it was manufactured in 2020.[5]

Accident

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The helicopter crashed near the Shiwa oil field after hitting the ground with the tail rotor, while attempting an emergency landing.[1] Pakistani authorities said that the crash was caused by an engine failure of unspecified causes. Of the 15 on board, 6 were killed including the 3 crew members.[6][7][8]

Aftermath

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The injured were taken by airlift to the Combined Military Hospital Thal for treatment.[9] The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, and Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, sent their condolences to the families of the victims.[10] Pakistani authorities launched an investigation of the accident.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "A helicopter crash due to engine failure kills 6 in northwest Pakistan". Associated Press News. 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "A Mari Petroleum helicopter crashed in North Waziristan, 6 people killed". 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Mari Petroleum helicopter crashes in North Waziristan, killing six, injuring eight". 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Mari Petroleum's Chartered MI-8 Helicopter crashes in North Waziristan; 6 killed & 8 injured". 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. ^ "History Mi-8MTV-1 97518 - Helicopter-DataBase". Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ Ali, Mushtaq (28 September 2024). "Six people killed in Pakistan helicopter crash, security sources say". Reuters.
  7. ^ "Pakistan helicopter crash: 6 killed in North Waziristan, many injured". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Oil Company Says Six Killed in Helicopter Crash". Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Mari Petroleum helicopter crash in North Waziristan kills 6, injures 8". Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "6 dead, 8 critically injured after Mari Petroleum helicopter crashes in North Waziristan". 28 September 2024.
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image icon The helicopter involved in the incident
image icon An image of the helicopter after the crash
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