Accident description
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 10 JUN 2012 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: | Let L-410UVP |
| Operator: | Ukrainska Shkola Pilotov |
| Registration: | UR-SKD |
| C/n / msn: | 810721 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 20 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Borodyanka (Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Borodyanka Airfield (UKKB), Ukraine |
| Borodyanka Airfield (UKKB), Ukraine |
A Let L-410 skydiving plane was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Borodyanka, Ukraine. Five people were killed. Fifteen occupants survived.
The airplane, carrying 18 skydivers and two crew members, crashed into a field. It was reportedly returning to the airfield because of an approaching rainstorm. It is assumed that the plane was caught in a downdraft some 2 km short of the runway.
The skydiving flight was organized by The Para-Skuf accociation.
Sources:
» Ukraine Ministry of Emergencies
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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 Borodyanka Airfield to Borodyanka Airfield as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Borodyanka Airfield to Borodyanka Airfield as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
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.
