Incident Overview
Date: Friday 26 August 1988
Aircraft Type: Let L-410MU
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-67235
Location: 21 km SE of Irkutsk Airport (IKT) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft Flight ControlsAircraft Flight Controls
Category: Accident
A flight crew experienced a catastrophic crash during approach due to inadequate altimeter setting in poor weather conditions, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent fire.A flight crew experienced a catastrophic crash during approach due to inadequate altimeter setting in poor weather conditions, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent fire.
Description
The flight crew failed to set the altimeters to aerodrome setting during the approach in poor weather. The aircraft descended into trees on the slope of a mountain (at 700 m altitude), broke up and caught fire. Crew duty time had exceeded 15 hours when the crash happened.
Source of Information
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Inadequate altimeter setting during approach in poor weather conditions.Inadequate altimeter setting during approach in poor weather conditions.Share on:
