Four people died in a helicopter crash in Dagestan.

A helicopter belonging to the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant crashed onto a private home in the Karabudakhkent District. Four people were killed, three were hospitalized, one of whom is in critical condition.

A Ka-226 helicopter, en route from Kizlyar to Izberbash, crashed onto a private home in the village of Achi-Su in the Karabudakhkent District.

Seven people were injured, including four fatalities. The helicopter was completely destroyed, and a fire broke out after the crash, the Dagestan Ministry of Emergency Situations reported today on its Telegram channel.

One of the injured is in critical condition and cannot be transported; he is receiving intensive care at a hospital in Izberbash. Two injured people are being transported, accompanied by medical personnel, to the Burn Center of the Republican Clinical Hospital, the Dagestan Ministry of Health reported on its Telegram channel.

Israfil Israfilov, head of the Dagestan Regional Control Center, denied reports that there were tourists on board the helicopter on his Telegram channel. "The helicopter was not a tourist helicopter, and there were no tourists on board," he stated.

The helicopter belongs to the Kizlyar Electromechanical Plant concern, and an investigation into the cause of the crash is underway, Artem Korenyako, a spokesman for the Federal Air Transport Agency, reported on his Telegram channel.

The pilots attempted to land the helicopter on the beach. A technical malfunction is being considered the cause of the helicopter crash, TASS reported, citing sources in emergency services. The Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office reported an inspection of compliance with flight safety legislation. Caucasian Knot reported that in 2012, a military Mi-35 helicopter crashed in Dagestan, killing four people.