13 fatal · Mil MI-8MTV-1 · 1999-03-15 · HINCHE, HA
Event
NTSB number
IAD99GA036
Event ID
20001205X00332
Type
Accident
Date
1999-03-15
Location
HINCHE, HA
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
13
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
13
Aircraft
Make
Mil
Model
MI-8MTV-1
Registration
RA-25464
FAR Part
NUSN
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The flightcrew's inability to maintain visual contact with mountainous terrain in night, instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was a lack of preparation and support for difficult flight conditions, including lack of coordination between the U.S. operator, its Russian flightcrew and aircraft-owner partner, United Nations tasking authorities, and the Haitian civil aviation authority.