The incident took place in the Blagoveshchensky District of Bashkortostan. Causes remain unknown.
"A private helicopter was making a flight from Ufa to the village of Pavlovka. There were three people on board, two of them sustained injuries, one died," the department said in a statement.
The accident occurred at about 11:20 pm Moscow time with an AS350 helicopter, tail number RA-07219.