The flight of a helicopter fell on the Altai was performed with numerous violations

A helicopter crashed the day before in the Republic of Altai performed a flight with numerous violations, a source in the regional transport supervision services said. It is reported by Interfax.

“The helicopter performed a flight over the protected area, where, in principle, flights are prohibited. The flight was also carried out in the dark, although helicopters of this type were not allowed to fly during this period of time, ”the agency’s interlocutor said.

He said that the relevant services were not notified of flight.

“The flight was unauthorized. The relevant notifications were not received, ”the source said.

Recall that the Robinson helicopter, on board of which there were five people, collapsed on Sunday in the area of ​​Lake Teletsky. According to preliminary data, on board was a former Altai official Anatoly Banny.