ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326455
| Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1988 |
| Time: | 22:58 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12BP |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-11418 |
| MSN: | 401712 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16419 hours |
| Cycles: | 9041 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 km NE of Batagay Airport (BQJ) -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST) |
| Batagay Airport (BQJ/UEBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The flight approached Batagay (situated in mountainous area) at night. The crew decided to use a track that is allowed only for visual approaches. Intentional deviation from the approved procedure caused the GPWS to sound. The GPWS was switched off and the An-12 eventually collided with a mountain at 537 metres above the runway level.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
Dmitriy Yerstov
ICAO Adrep Summary 6/93 (#16)
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