Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 January 2015
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2P
Owner/operator: Olimp Air
Registration Number: UP-A0314
Location: 20 km from Shatyrkul Mine –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The Antonov 2 aircraft.The Antonov 2 aircraft.
Category: Accident
An Antonov 2 aircraft operated on a flight from Balkhash Airport to the Shatyrkul Mine. Six of the seven occupants suffered fatal injuries. The airplane was operating in poor visibility conditions.An Antonov 2 aircraft operated on a flight from Balkhash Airport to the Shatyrkul Mine. Six of the seven occupants suffered fatal injuries. The airplane was operating in poor visibility conditions.
Description
An Antonov 2 of Olimp Air crash in Kazakhstan. Six of the seven occupants suffered fatal injuries. The airplane operated on a flight from Balkhash Airport to the Shatyrkul Mine. On board were three crew members and four employees of the Kazakhmys mining company. Visibility was poor at the time of the accident.
Source of Information
http://mid.gov.kz/ru/news/sozdana-pravitelstvennaya-komissiya-po-rassledovaniyu-prichin-krusheniya-samoleta-2-v, http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2738538http://mid.gov.kz/ru/news/sozdana-pravitelstvennaya-komissiya-po-rassledovaniyu-prichin-krusheniya-samoleta-2-v, http://www.inform.kz/eng/article/2738538Primary Cause
Poor visibility conditions likely contributed to the accident.Poor visibility conditions likely contributed to the accident.Share on:
