The pilot's actions have been blamed for the helicopter crash in Dagestan.

The Interstate Aviation Committee stated that the Ka-226 helicopter crash in Dagestan in November 2025 was caused by the actions of a pilot without professional training and piloting skills.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on November 7, 2025, a helicopter belonging to the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant crashed into a private, uninhabited house in the Karabudakhkent district. Four people were killed, three were hospitalized, one of them in critical condition. Another person injured in the helicopter crash later died in the Izberbash hospital. On November 19, the Sovietsky District Court of Makhachkala arrested the pilot of a Ka-226 helicopter on charges of violating traffic safety regulations and operating air transport, resulting in the death of two or more people through negligence.

The crash occurred during a landing on a landing pad found from the air. During landing, the helicopter's tail struck a dirt embankment, lost control, and collided with the ground, according to the final report of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), TASS reported.

"The accident was the result of a combination of the following factors: the pilot-in-command (PIC) performing the flight without the appropriate professional training necessary for independent control of the aircraft, and the PIC's lack of helicopter piloting skills," the report states.

The lack of requirements in aviation legislation for owners of civil aircraft without an air operator certificate to verify their pilot's license also contributed.

The Committee recommended that Russian aviation authorities issue a recommendation to aircraft owners regarding the verification of operational documentation, and also consider the issue of formalizing requirements for uncertified owners of civil aircraft to verify their pilot's license.