[kellyhound]

A tragic incident unfolded in Siberia, Russia, on Thursday when a helicopter crashed, resulting in the loss of four lives and injuries to 10 individuals, according to reports from Russian emergency officials.

The Mi-8 helicopter encountered a devastating mishap as it was in the process of landing in the southern region of Siberia's Altai Republic. During this landing, it inadvertently came into contact with a power line, igniting a fire, as reported by the Altai branch of the Russian Emergency Ministry.

Initially, the branch's statement indicated that there were 13 occupants on board, with six fatalities and seven individuals sustaining injuries. However, as the day progressed, officials updated these figures, revealing that a total of 16 people were actually on board, and the tragic outcome claimed four lives.

In a surprising turn of events, it was later discovered that two individuals initially thought to have perished had managed to leave the crash site independently and sought medical attention at the nearest hospital, as conveyed in an updated statement.

[Hunted]

Looks like a wire strike with tail rotor.

[kbt3168]

Poor judgment by pilot to land that proximity to pole/wires.

[durt]

When you broke the tail rotor, you broke the whole machine

[ride]

Gotta scope out the LZ before you commit. His ground contact should have helped him in that regard.