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Ammon
02-08-2025
- Ammon
Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff
Ammon News - An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died after attempting to take off in a homemade helicopter. The man, a resident of the Omutninsky district of western Russia's Kirov Region, attempted the flight in the self-built aircraft on Thursday, the Volga Region Transport Prosecutor's Office said in a news release Friday. However, the helicopter self-destructed during take-off, it added. The aircraft failed to lift off and, instead, 'during engine startup, while still on the ground and as the engine power was building, the main rotor blades detached. This caused injuries to the pilot, born in 1937,' the district emergency services told Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti on Friday. The man was taken to the Omutninsky District Hospital, the regional transport prosecutor's office said. However, he died hours later, RIA Novosti reported. The vehicle was unregistered and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated, the prosecutor's office added. RIA Novosti named the dead man as Vladimir Trapeznikov, citing law enforcement.
New York Post
02-08-2025
- New York Post
Amateur Russian aviator, 88, killed during takeoff of homemade helicopter: report
An 88-year-old amateur aviator from Russia was killed during an attempted takeoff of his homemade helicopter on Friday, according to reports. Vladimir Trapeznikov, locally famous in his native Omutninsky district, conducted the tragic exhibition of his DIY aircraft on Thursday, CNN reported citing Russian officials. The crash scene on Thursday where amateur aviator Vladimir Trapeznikov was killed during takeoff of his homemade helicopter. CNN Advertisement '[D]uring engine startup, while still on the ground and as the engine power was building, the main rotor blades detached. This caused injuries to the pilot,' the Volga Region Transport Prosecutor's Office said a statement, according to CNN. Trapeznikov was taken to Omutninsky District Hospital with the propeller injury and died hours later, that report stated. A truck driver for a logging company by trade, Trapeznikov was remembered locally for building his own working flying contraptions. Advertisement He successfully flew a homemade airplane in 1985 which landed him a spot in a short film and TV newsreels. Trapeznikov made a total of five aircraft as an airman hobbyist.
CTV News
01-08-2025
- CTV News
Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff
The DIY aircraft was one of five made by Vladimir Trapeznikov, according to Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. (Volga Region Transport Prosecutor's Office via CNN Newsource) An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died after attempting to take off in a homemade helicopter. The man, a resident of the Omutninsky district of western Russia's Kirov Region, attempted the flight in the self-built aircraft on Thursday, the Volga Region Transport Prosecutor's Office said in a news release Friday. However, the helicopter self-destructed during take-off, it added. The aircraft failed to lift off and, instead, 'during engine startup, while still on the ground and as the engine power was building, the main rotor blades detached. This caused injuries to the pilot, born in 1937,' the district emergency services told Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti on Friday. The man was taken to the Omutninsky District Hospital, the regional transport prosecutor's office said. However, he died hours later, RIA Novosti reported. The vehicle was unregistered and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated, the prosecutor's office added. An avid inventor RIA Novosti named the dead man as Vladimir Trapeznikov, citing law enforcement. He was a self-taught inventor who dreamed as a child of becoming a pilot, according to local media and social media channels. While he ended up becoming a driver for a logging company, he gained local fame for building flying machines. Successfully flying a homemade airplane led him to feature in a short film in a 'Panorama' cinema and TV newsreel in 1985, according to RIA Novosti. Trapeznikov made a total of five aircraft, according to reports, dying after attempting to launch his latest creation. He is not the first person to try to take to the skies in an aircraft of their own making. A man in the UK spent his spare time during the coronavirus pandemic building a plane in his garden for his family. An Ethiopian man spent 10 years researching, using aviation manuals and YouTube tutorials, and almost two years building a DIY plane in order to fly to his own wedding in 2015. By Darya Tarasova and Amarachi Orie, CNN
Time of India
01-08-2025
- General
- Time of India
DIY flight turs fatal: 88-year-old Russian inventor killed in self built helicopter; blades detach during takeoff
Screen grab from X @RT_com An 88-year-old man from Russia has died after attempting to take off in a homemade helicopter that came apart during engine startup. Vladimir Trapeznikov, a resident of the Omutninsky district in the Kirov Region, was known locally for building flying machines despite having no formal training. The incident occurred on Thursday, according to the Volga region transport prosecutor's office. Emergency services told Russian news agency RIA Novosti, 'During engine startup, while still on the ground and as the engine power was building, the main rotor blades detached. This caused injuries to the pilot, born in 1937,' as reported by CNN. Trapeznikov was taken to the Omutninsky District Hospital, but died hours later. The helicopter was unregistered, and authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. A self-taught inventor, Trapeznikov had dreamed of becoming a pilot since childhood. He worked as a driver for a logging company but spent his spare time building aircraft. His successful flight in a homemade airplane earned him a spot in a 1985 short film featured in the 'Panorama' cinema and TV newsreel, reported CNN. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Switch to UnionBank Rewards Card UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Over the years, he built a total of five aircraft. His final creation, a homemade helicopter, led to the fatal accident. Trapeznikov's story is part of a broader tradition of aviation enthusiasts attempting flight with self-made aircraft. In the UK, a man built a plane in his garden during the coronavirus pandemic. In Ethiopia, another man spent 10 years studying aviation and two years constructing a DIY plane to fly to his wedding in 2015.
CNN
01-08-2025
- CNN
Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff
An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died after attempting to take off in a homemade helicopter. The man, a resident of the Omutninsky district of western Russia's Kirov Region, attempted the flight in the self-built aircraft on Thursday, the Volga Region Transport Prosecutor's Office said in a news release Friday. However, the helicopter self-destructed during take-off, it added. The aircraft failed to lift off and, instead, 'during engine startup, while still on the ground and as the engine power was building, the main rotor blades detached. This caused injuries to the pilot, born in 1937,' the district emergency services told Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti on Friday. The man was taken to the Omutninsky District Hospital, the regional transport prosecutor's office said. However, he died hours later, RIA Novosti reported. The vehicle was unregistered and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated, the prosecutor's office added. RIA Novosti named the dead man as Vladimir Trapeznikov, citing law enforcement. He was a self-taught inventor who dreamed as a child of becoming a pilot, according to local media and social media channels. While he ended up becoming a driver for a logging company, he gained local fame for building flying machines. Successfully flying a homemade airplane led him to feature in a short film in a 'Panorama' cinema and TV newsreel in 1985, according to RIA Novosti. Trapeznikov made a total of five aircraft, according to reports, dying after attempting to launch his latest creation. He is not the first person to try to take to the skies in an aircraft of their own making. A man in the UK spent his spare time during the coronavirus pandemic building a plane in his garden for his family. An Ethiopian man spent 10 years researching, using aviation manuals and YouTube tutorials, and almost two years building a DIY plane in order to fly to his own wedding in 2015.
