2024 Mari Petroleum Mil Mi-8 crash
 | This article documents a recent aviation accident. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (September 2024) |
 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter, similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 September 2024 |
| Summary | Crashed reportedly after a techincal malfunction, under investigation[1] |
| Site | near the Shiwa oil field, Pakistan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Mil Mi-8 |
| Operator | Mari Petroleum |
| Destination | Shewa Block |
| Occupants | 14 |
| Passengers | 11 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Survivors | 7 |
On September 28 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 a security official there were 14 people on board, including 3 Russian crew members and 11 passengers, of the occupants 7 were killed, including the 3 crew.[1][3]
Background
[edit]The helicopter was operating for Mari Petroleum, a Pakistani oil company, and was transporting company's personnell to the Shew Block.[4]
Accident
[edit]The helicopter crashed near the Shiwa oil field after hitting the ground with the tail rotor, while attempting an emergency landing.[1] The Pakistani authorities say that the crash was caused by an engine failure of unspecified causes. Of the 14 on board 7 were killed including the 3 crew members.[5][6][7]
Aftermath
[edit]The injured were taken with airlift to the Combined Military Hospital Thal for treatment.[8] The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, and Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, sent their condolances to the families of the victims.[9] Pakistani authorities have launched an investigation of the crash.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "A helicopter crash due to engine failure kills 6 in northwest Pakistan". Associated Press News.
- ^ "A Mari Petroleum helicopter crashed in North Waziristan, 6 people killed".
- ^ "Mari Petroleum helicopter crashes in North Waziristan, killing six, injuring eight".
- ^ "Mari Petroleum's Chartered MI-8 Helicopter crashes in North Waziristan; 6 killed & 8 injured".
- ^ Ali, Mushtaq (28 September 2024). "Six people killed in Pakistan helicopter crash, security sources say". Reuters.
- ^ "Pakistan helicopter crash: 6 killed in North Waziristan, many injured". The Times of India.
- ^ "Pakistan Oil Company Says Six Killed in Helicopter Crash".
- ^ a b "Mari Petroleum helicopter crash in North Waziristan kills 6, injures 8".
- ^ "6 dead, 8 critically injured after Mari Petroleum helicopter crashes in North Waziristan".
See also
[edit]Skol Airlines Flight 9375, another crash involving a Mil Mi-8 transporting oil workers.