Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1989 |
Time: | 11:02 |
Type: | Antonov An-26 |
Operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-26685 |
MSN: | 8805 |
First flight: | 1980 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | ??Cape Kibera ( Russia)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Survey/research |
Departure airport: | Mys Shmidta Airport (UHMI), Russia |
Destination airport: | Pevek Airport (PWE/UHMP), Russia |
Narrative:The Antonov was on an ice observation flight over the East Siberian Sea to guide ships when the left wing struck coastal cliffs during a procedural turn that was performed too close to the shore.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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Soviet Transports» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/89 (#39)
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airdisasters.ru
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Map
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 Mys Shmidta Airport to Pevek Airport as the crow flies is 403 km (252 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.