An Avia 14M passenger plane, operated by Aeroflot’s East Siberia division, was destroyed in an accident at Vitim, Russia. Of the 34 passengers and six crew members on board, just one passenger surived the accident. The runway of Vitim Airport was soaked and covered with puddles. The pilot attempted to take off with a tailwind. During the takeoff roll the airplane drifted to the side and the right hand main gear went off the side of the runway. The aircraft lifted off the runway after a 945 metres. It struck the post of a wooden fence and continued flying for another 200 metres before it struck trees. The airplane stalled at a height of 25-30 metres and crashed into a forest 500 meters past the end of the runway and 225 meters to the left of the extended centreline.