ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328635
| Date: | Monday 26 March 1979 |
| Time: | 00:56 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-26569 |
| MSN: | 3809 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4524 hours |
| Cycles: | 2148 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 12 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,7 km E of Baykit (BKT) -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Yeniseysk Airport (EIE/UNII) |
| Baykit Airport (BKT/UNIB) |
The Antonov 26 crashed into a wooded hillside while on approach to Baykit (BKT), Russia. The airplane carried a cargo of oranges, 3700 kg. Some passengers were allowed to travel to Baykit by the captain of the plane.
The controller had instructed the crew to carry out a missed approach because runway 24 was blocked. The flight continued on runway heading and just barely climbed until striking the hill.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
airdisaster.ru
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