Crash of an Antonov AN-3T in Olyokminsk: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 13, 2024 at 0700 LT
Registration:
RA-05884
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Olyokminsk - Zheleznogorsk
MSN:
2004
YOM:
2000
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Olyokminsk Airport, while in initial climb, it is believed that the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane collided with trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located about 1,5 km from the airfield. A passenger was killed and four other occupants were injured. The airplane was en route to Zheleznogorsk on behalf of a Gold Mine Company.
