Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 28 April 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-2TP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-92864
Location: near Lazo –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
Category: Accident
A flight departing Batagay experienced significant weather challenges due to snow squalls over mountainous terrain. The aircraft descended to a height of 860 meters, resulting in a collision with a cloud-shrouded mountainside.A flight departing Batagay experienced significant weather challenges due to snow squalls over mountainous terrain. The aircraft descended to a height of 860 meters, resulting in a collision with a cloud-shrouded mountainside.
Description
The flight departed Batagay at 11:43 despite forecast icing conditions. En route the flight encountered snow squalls while over mountainous terrain at 1500 m altitude. The airplane began to descend until it struck a cloud-shrouded mountainside at an elevation of 860 m.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Snow squalls and mountainous terrain conditions caused a descent that led to a collision.Snow squalls and mountainous terrain conditions caused a descent that led to a collision.Share on:
