Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 October 1989
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: 09
Location: 35 km N of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Component Affected: An-26 transport planeAn-26 transport plane
Category: Accident
An-26 military transport plane experienced a loss of altitude during flight near a mountain peak. The pilot was operating VFR in instrument weather and descended to 1500m altitude.An-26 military transport plane experienced a loss of altitude during flight near a mountain peak. The pilot was operating VFR in instrument weather and descended to 1500m altitude.
Description
The An-26 military transport plane flew into the side of a 2310 m-high mountain at an altitude of 1500 m. The pilot descended VFR in instrument weather. The airplane operated for the Air Force Strategic Missile Forces.
Source of Information
http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=28http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=28Primary Cause
Loss of altitude due to terrain interaction during VFR flight.Loss of altitude due to terrain interaction during VFR flight.Share on:
