According to information provided by the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations, the incident happened during daylight hours. Both passengers of the helicopter, Ilyas Gimadutdinov - the founder of the company "Tattranskom," and his colleague Elmira Konyakov, died at the scene.
The investigation is determining that the flight was not registered with air traffic controllers. The helicopter struck a cable car cable and fell to the ground, which was evident to the vacationers.
A criminal case has been initiated under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, concerning violations of safety regulations during the operation of air transport, which resulted in the death of two or more individuals.
