- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 11, 2006
Time: 1730
Location: Vladikavkaz, Russia
Operator: Military - Russian Army
Flight #: ?
Route: Gizel - Khankala
AC Type: Mi-8 helicopter
Registration: ?
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 15   (passengers:12  crew:3)
Fatalities: 12   (passengers:12  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: Eleven high ranking officers were killed when the helicopter crashed to the ground, split in two and caught fire. A North Ossetian militant group called Kataib al-Khoul claimed responsibility for shooting down the helicopter.
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