The HGB notified five officials of the State Emergency Service of the suspicion within the framework of the case of the helicopter crash in Brovary
They are accused of violating the rules of flight safety and operation of air transport, and another is charged with official negligence, which led to serious consequences.
According to the investigation, the officials involved the helicopter in the flight without permission documents, without notifying the crew commander about the bad weather conditions and did not postpone the flight of the delegation. The helicopter was forced to move at an extremely low altitude and later the pilot lost control of the helicopter due to lack of necessary skills.
Causes of the tragedy:
- During preparation for the flight, the crew commander was not informed about meteorological data along the entire route of the planned movement, in particular, about extremely unfavorable weather conditions over the city of Brovary.
- The crew did not have appropriate permits for flights in difficult weather conditions and the necessary certificates. However, none of the officials responsible for flight safety canceled the flight.
- Due to difficult weather conditions, the helicopter was forced to fly at an extremely low altitude, which is even lower than the height of the buildings on the route.
- The crew commander saw an obstacle - a high-rise building and began to perform a fly-by maneuver, but he rose sharply, lost his orientation in space and, due to the lack of necessary skills, collided with the ground during the completion of the maneuver.
The helicopter in which the command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs flew, and then died, was a patrol helicopter and was not intended for long flights.
The GBR also showed a reconstruction of the plane crash in Brovary and published a recording of the pilots' negotiations before the crash.
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