MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A passenger of the helicopter, which crashed in Sochi in southern Russia, has died, a source from local emergencies services told RIA Novosti Wednesday.
"The passenger of the crashed helicopter died in a hospital," the source said.
On Tuesday, the light helicopter Eurocopter AS350 crashed in the Adler district of Sochi and damaged a residential building. One person passed away at the time of the catastrophe, while five others were hospitalized.
According to the preliminary data, the pilot used to provide paid services by organizing private tours, which is a serious violation of the air legislation for the general aviation, the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) said on the same day.
The investigation is considering two main reasons, which led to the crash, either technical malfunction or pilot error.
