Mil Mi-8 crash, Sep 2, 2026, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Dolinsk hi...
Mil Mi-8 accident on September 2, 2026 near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Dolinsk highway, Dolinsky District, Sakhalin, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Under...
- Date: September 2, 2026
- Aircraft: Mil Mi-8
- Location: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk–Dolinsk highway, Dolinsky District, Sakhalin, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation, preliminary reports cite hydraulic system failure
A Mi 8 helicopter carrying election officials and journalists made a hard landing on a highway in Sakhalin and slid into a ditch. Nobody was seriously hurt; a hydraulic failure was the preliminary suspected cause.