Pilots of crashed Cessna in Siberia discharged from hospital
Two pilots of a Cessna 182 aircraft that crashed in the taiga of Irkutsk Oblast were discharged from the hospital in good condition after surviving several days in the wilderness. The plane was conducting forest fire monitoring when it went missing on August 3 and was later found to have collided with a hill.
Consensus
- Two pilots of a Cessna 181 aircraft were hospitalized after a crash in the taiga of Irkutsk Region.
- The aircraft was conducting forest fire monitoring in the Bodaybinsky District.
- The plane went missing on August 3, 2024.
- The pilots survived several days in the wilderness before contacting a passing aircraft.
- The pilots were evacuated by helicopter on August 6 and hospitalized.
- All vital signs of the pilots were reported to be normal by August 10.
- The pilots were discharged from the hospital in satisfactory condition with medical recommendations.
- A criminal case was opened under the article on violation of air transport safety rules.
- The pilots had repaired a radio transmitter and sent their coordinates to a passenger plane flying from Bodaybo to Irkutsk.
Points of divergence
- The pilots were in the taiga for several days after the crash and were rescued after sending a signal from a hill. — fontanka
- The pilots were diagnosed with bruises and scrapes after the crash. — m24
- The pilots were flown to the hospital in Bodaybo on August 6, where they were assessed as having moderate injuries. — fontanka
- The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) formed a commission to investigate the incident. — m24
- The aircraft belonged to the company 'Gostavia' from Leningrad Oblast and operated under a contract with the Irkutsk base for forest protection. — fontanka
- The aircraft was a Cessna 182. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- Pilots of the plane from Leningrad region, which crashed in Siberia, discharged from hospital — Фонтанка
- Pilots of the Cessna 182 plane that crashed in the Irkutsk region have been discharged from the hospital — Москва 24
Key entities
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Igor Kozhev
- Bodaybinsky District
- Max
- Alexander
- Leningrad Region
- Siberia
- Filippov
- Bodaybo
- Members
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