2016 Haragîș helicopter crash

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.

2016 Haragîș helicopter crash
A Moldovan stamp, issued in June 2017, commemorates the crash
Accident
Date2 July 2016 (2016-07-02)
Sitenear Haragîș, Cantemir District, Moldova
Aircraft
Aircraft typeEurocopter EC135
OperatorSMURD
Last stopoverChișinău, Moldova
DestinationCahul, Moldova
Occupants4
Passengers0
Crew4
Fatalities4
Injuries0
Missing0
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities0
Ground injuries0

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:[1][2]

  • 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 Iohannis[3] and the President of Moldova Nicolae Timofti.[2] In June 2017, a commemorative stamp was issued in Moldova depicting the crew members and the helicopter.[4]

References
  1. "Agenția Națională de Presă AGERPRES: Patru morți în urma prăbușirii elicopterului SMURD în Republica Moldova, 2 iunie 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. "privind conferirea post-mortem a "Ordinului Republicii" membrilor echipajului aeronavei Serviciului Mobil de Urgență, Reanimare și Descarcerare (SMURD)". 2016-06-06. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  3. "Cei patru membri ai echipajului SMURD, căzuți la datorie în țara noastră, decorați post-mortem de președintele român Klaus Iohannis". Realitatea.md. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. "In Memory of the «SMURD» Emergency Rescue Team Killed in Moldova in 2016". www.moldovastamps.org. Retrieved 2018-08-08.


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