Midair Collision Between Antonov AN-2 and Mil Mi-8T at Surgut Airport (CCCP-70766)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Involved During an approach to runway 25 at Surgut Airport, an Antonov AN-2 encountered marginal weather conditions characterized by low clouds at 130 meters above the ground and limited visibility. While descending at an altitude of 150 meters, the single-engine aircraft collided with a Mil Mi-8T helicopter. The helicopter, registered as CCCP-25686, had recently taken off from Surgut Airport and was en route to Nefteyugansk. It was carrying 21 passengers and three crew members. The Antonov AN-2 had completed an uneventful flight from Khanty-Mansiysk prior to the incident. Following the midair collision, both aircraft crashed in a wooded area, with the wreckage sites located 600 meters apart. Both machines were destroyed, and all 38 occupants on board the two aircraft perished in the accident.