A helicopter crashed onto its side during takeoff from a private property in Ufa.
A privately-owned chopper toppled over while departing from a location in Ufa.
The aviator of the Eurocopter AS-350 was initiating departure from a personal residence in the Kamyshlinsky Melkombinat district, when an issue occurred. The rotorcraft ended up on its side.
The Eurocopter AS-350 helicopter capsized due to a glitch in the engine ignition sequence.
The vehicle, belonging to the StroyTEK Group of Companies, was lifting off from a platform on private land but met with an accident soon after becoming airborne. The pilot, Niyaz Faritov, sustained a traumatic brain injury and fractured ribs. He was transported to the regional hospital.
