The helicopter has lost in air a cover from the hatch

On Monday in area Harasavej there was an aviaincident to helicopter MI-171 belonging to "Gazpromavia".

Natalia Bondarenko has informed on details the assistant to the Tyumen transport public prosecutor. As she said, the helicopter made flight on a route Nadym – Bovanenkovo – Harasavej – Bovanenkovo – Nadym. Onboard there were three crewmen and 22 passengers. In horizontal flight at height of 500 metres 10-15 minutes prior to landing in Harasavee, at 11.50 there was an opening and dump of a cover of the left emergency hatch-window.

Crew and passengers have not suffered. The aircraft has received small damage – on the left cargo shutter the dent was formed.

Incident investigation spends an inter-regional territorial administration of air transport of Federal agency of air transport.