Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 May 1983
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: 01
Location: near Klyuchi Air Base –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 37
Component Affected: The right wing of the aircraft.The right wing of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A flight attempting to land at Klyuchi Air Base experienced a catastrophic crash due to severe weather conditions, resulting in the loss of 33 out of 37 occupants.A flight attempting to land at Klyuchi Air Base experienced a catastrophic crash due to severe weather conditions, resulting in the loss of 33 out of 37 occupants.
Description
The flight tried to land at Klyuchi Air Base in below-minima weather conditions with heavy snowfall at night. The aircraft struck tree tops on final approach and the right wing hit a building of the met office. In the subsequent crash 33 of the 37 occupants were killed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Heavy snowfall and below-minima weather conditions during final approach led to a collision with tree tops and a building constructed by the met office.Heavy snowfall and below-minima weather conditions during final approach led to a collision with tree tops and a building constructed by the met office.Share on:
