Skol Airlines Flight 9375

On 21 October 2016, Skol Airlines Flight 9375 crashed in Yamalo-Nenets on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia, Russia.

The helicopter was transporting 22 passengers and crew, mainly oil and gas workers.

[1][2] A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was on its way to the Suzumskoye oil and gas field in Staryi Urengoi, Yamalo-Nenets from the Vankor in the Krasnoyarsk region, and was carrying mostly oil and gas workers.

[3] Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the relatives of the deceased, and Yamalo-Nenets Governor Dmitry Kobylkin announced a full day of mourning and ordered that flags be flown at half-mast while cancelling entertainment events.

[4] The final report of the Interstate Aviation Committee, released on 24 August 2017, concluded that the crash resulted from the crew becoming disorientated while attempting an emergency landing due to low fuel, at night and without light reference points.