Koryak Air Enterprise

Koryakavia
Founded October 1, 1956[1]
Ceased operations 2010
Hubs Kamchatka, Russia
Fleet size 6
Headquarters Kamchatka, Russia
Website
Antonov An-28

Koryak Air Enterprise was a Russian passenger and cargo airline based in Kamchatka, Russia. From 2006 it was government subsidised.[2] It merged with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise in 2010.[3]

Fleet

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Aircraft type Active Notes
Mil Mi-8 4 (RA-25195, RA-25388, RA-25617, RA-25618)
Antonov An-28 2 (RA-28714, RA-28715) [scheduled]

Incidents

A Mil Mi-8T (RA-24209) cargo flight was at an altitude of 850 meters the crew made an emergency landing in a mountainous area in the upper reaches of the river Zhgachka, during which the helicopter collided with the ground and partially collapsed. The co-pilot and flight engineer were wounded. The captain phoned for help and, after helping the wounded, went back into the helicopter where he was later found dead - from suicide by hanging. According to preliminary information, the reason for a forced landing was either an ice buildup or overloading of the helicopter.[5] Subsequent investigation revealed ice to be the cause of stalling with the helicopter's altitude too low for it to regain height on restarting.[6]

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