2016 Haragîș helicopter crash
 A Moldovan stamp, issued in June 2017, commemorates the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 June 2016 |
| Summary | Crashed while in adverse weather conditions |
| Site | near Haragîș, Cantemir District, Moldova |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Eurocopter EC135 |
| Operator | SMURD |
| Registration | 347[1] |
| Stopover | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Destination | Cahul, Moldova |
| Occupants | 4 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Haragîș helicopter crash happened on June 2, 2016, when a Romanian helicopter belonging to the SMURD emergency rescue service crashed near the village of Haragîș in Cantemir District while performing a rescue mission in Moldova.
The helicopter had saved a life earlier that day by delivering a patient to Chișinău, then it refuelled and took off for the next patient, located in the southern city of Cahul. While en route to Cahul the aircraft crashed in Cantemir District due to poor weather conditions. All 4 crew members died:[2][3]
- Adrian-Gabriel Sandu, nurse
- Mihaela Dumea, physician
- Constantin Voicu Șocae, copilot
- Ilie Doru Gavril, pilot
All of them were decorated post-mortem with high honors by the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis[4] and the President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti.[3] In June 2017, a commemorative stamp was issued in Moldova depicting the crew members and the helicopter.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Accident description". Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Agenția Națională de Presă AGERPRES: Patru morți în urma prăbușirii elicopterului SMURD în Republica Moldova, 2 iunie 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ a b "privind conferirea post-mortem a "Ordinului Republicii" membrilor echipajului aeronavei Serviciului Mobil de Urgență, Reanimare și Descarcerare (SMURD)". 2016-06-06. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Cei patru membri ai echipajului SMURD, căzuți la datorie în țara noastră, decorați post-mortem de președintele român Klaus Iohannis". Realitatea.md. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- ^ "In Memory of the «SMURD» Emergency Rescue Team Killed in Moldova in 2016". www.moldovastamps.org. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
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