Narrative:
During a night takeoff from Saransk the captain mistook red lights on the localizer and inner marker beacon for the anti-collision lights of an oncoming aircraft and took violent evasive action. The aircraft lost altitude and collided with the ground, breaking up on impact.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Nizhnevartovsk to Sverdlovsk, Saransk and Gomel.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 6 February 1986 |
| Time: | 23:23 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Belarus |
| Registration: | CCCP-26095 |
| MSN: | 11810 |
| First flight: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3088 |
| Cycles: | 1301 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) SE of Saransk Airport (SKX) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saransk Airport (SKX/UWPS), Russia |
| Gomel Airport (GME/UMGG), Belarus | |
| Flightnumber: | 14454 |
During a night takeoff from Saransk the captain mistook red lights on the localizer and inner marker beacon for the anti-collision lights of an oncoming aircraft and took violent evasive action. The aircraft lost altitude and collided with the ground, breaking up on impact.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Nizhnevartovsk to Sverdlovsk, Saransk and Gomel.
Sources:
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saransk Airport to Gomel Airport as the crow flies is 948 km (593 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saransk Airport to Gomel Airport as the crow flies is 948 km (593 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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