In the crash of the Robinson R-44 helicopter in the steppe in the Stavropol region of Russia during a scheduled flight to check the pipeline, the pilot and an employee of the oil company were killed, the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia reported.

According to a source in the emergency services, it was possible to detect the helicopter due to the built-in beacon. The helicopter belonged to the Barcol airline.
 
Helicopter crashed in Andropov district, five kilometers north-east of the village Dubovaya Balka.