2016 Haragîș helicopter crash

Aviation incident in Moldova 2016 Haragîș helicopter crash SMURD 2017 stamp of Moldova.jpg A Moldovan stamp, issued in June 2017, commemorates the crash A Moldovan stamp, issued in June 2017, commemorates the crash Accident 2016 06 02 y Crashed while in adverse weather conditions near Haragîș, Cantemir District, Moldova 4 4 4 0 Eurocopter EC135 SMURD 347Accident description https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/187804 Flight Safety Foundation 6 March 2024 Chișinău, Moldova Cahul, Moldova 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:http://www.agerpres.ro/externe/2016/06/02/alerta-republica-moldova-un-elicopter-smurd-iasi-s-a-prabusit-in-raionul-cantemir-cel-putin-o-persoana-decedata-15-04-26 Agenția Națională de Presă AGERPRES: Patru morți în urma prăbușirii elicopterului SMURD în Republica Moldova, 2 iunie 2016 2018-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20161021131353/http://www.agerpres.ro/externe/2016/06/02/alerta-republica-moldova-un-elicopter-smurd-iasi-s-a-prabusit-in-raionul-cantemir-cel-putin-o-persoana-decedata-15-04-26 2016-10-21 dead 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 Iohannishttp://www.realitatea.md/cei-patru-membri-ai-echipajului-smurd-cazu-i-la-datorie-in-ara-noastra-decora-i-post-mortem-de-pre-edintele-roman-klaus-iohannis_40209.html Cei patru membri ai echipajului SMURD, căzuți la datorie în țara noastră, decorați post-mortem de președintele român Klaus Iohannis 2016-07-04 Realitatea.md 2018-07-14 and the President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti.http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=365272 privind conferirea post-mortem a "Ordinului Republicii" membrilor echipajului aeronavei Serviciului Mobil de Urgență, Reanimare și Descarcerare (SMURD) 2016-06-06 2016-10-12 2020-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20201112023759/http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=365272 dead In June 2017, a commemorative stamp was issued in Moldova depicting the crew members and the helicopter.http://www.moldovastamps.org/catalogue_stamps_issue.asp?issueID=2165&lang=En In Memory of the «SMURD» Emergency Rescue Team Killed in Moldova in 2016 www.moldovastamps.org En 2018-08-08 References 46.29196 28.37030 title Category:2016 in Moldova Category:2016 in Romania Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2016 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Moldova Category:Accidents and incidents involving the Eurocopter EC135