Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Date: | Sunday 4 September 2005 |
Type: | Antonov An-2R |
Operator: | Blagoveshchenski ASK ROSTO Polyot |
Registration: | RA-00901 |
MSN: | 1G171-22 |
First flight: | 1976 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 19 km (11.9 mls) NE of Ekimchan ( Russia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Ekimchan (UHBP), Russia |
Destination airport: | Udskoye Airstrip, Russia |
Narrative:The Antonov 2 plane, belonging to the Amur organization of Russia's Sports & Technology Society was charted for a flight from Ekimchan to Chumikan via Udskoye. The airplane never arrived at Udskoye and was declared missing. Low clouds, rain and thunderstorms made searching for the plane difficult. The wreckage was found after a 12-day search. The aircraft had flown into Mt. Bryus (1,767 m) of the Selemja range.
While flying in the fog the crew lost orientation to the ground some eight minutes after takeoff. It struck Mount Bryus at an elevation of 1,560 m.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» ITAR-TASS
» Michael Roch
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Ekimchan to Udskoye Airstrip as the crow flies is 186 km (116 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.