MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- All flights of Mikoyan Mi-24 helicopters have been temporarily suspended after a Mi-24 helicopter crashed in the Far East region of Primorye earlier on Friday that killed one pilot, a Russian official said on Friday.
A spokesman for the Russian Eastern Military District told local reporters that the helicopter had made a rough landing in Primorye at 12:16 Moscow time (0816 GMT) while on a planned training flight.
"When the helicopter hit the ground it caught fire. As a result, one crew member was killed, but two other pilots were not injured," the spokesman said.
"There were no casualties or destruction on the ground," the spokesman added.
A special commission has been set up and dispatched to the crash site upon the direction of Eastern Military District Commander Admiral Konstantin Sidenko.
Also on Friday, another Yak-52 light aircraft failed to ascend and crashed in Moscow, killing at least two people aboard.
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com
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