In the Stavropol region has made crash-land a helicopter Ka-32.

As it became known, the helicopter was performing a training flight, during which a technical malfunction arose. The pilot of the aircraft decided to make an emergency landing in the open area, but the landing was stiff, as a result of which the helicopter caught fire when struck against the ground.

On board the Ka-32 helicopter there were 5 people, four of whom received medium and severe injuries, and the fate of the fifth person is unknown - at the moment his search is being carried out by rescuers.

According to preliminary information, the reason for the hard landing was the failure of the power plant, but this version is specified by experts.