On Feb. 10, 2012, at 10:45LT a Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces helicopter Mil Mi-8TV-1, crashed near the village of Bukovica Kalinovik, 40 kilometers south of Sarajevo, during a humanitarian mission to deliver food, medicines and fuel.
Someone was filming from inside as the helicopter approached the ground (for landing?). Suddenly something happens (01:57 of the footage below) and the chopper starts rotating out of control.
Bad weather was reported as a possible root cause of the crash even if the video doesn’t seem to show poor visibility, rain or particularly strong winds.
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Fortunately all 11 people who were on board escaped the helicopter uninjured.
