Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Tuesday 4 October 1988 |
Time: | 22:58 |
Type: | Antonov An-12BP |
Operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-11418 |
MSN: | 401712 |
First flight: | 1963 |
Total airframe hrs: | 16419 |
Cycles: | 9041 |
Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20M |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 25 km (15.6 mls) NE of Batagay Airport (BQJ) ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST), Russia |
Destination airport: | Batagay Airport (BQJ/UEBB), Russia |
Narrative:The flight approached Batagay (situated in mountainous area) at night. The crew decided to use a track that is allowed only for visual approaches. Intentional deviation from the approved procedure caused the GPWS to sound. The GPWS was switched off and the An-12 eventually collided with a mountain at 537 metres above the runway level.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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Soviet Transports» Dmitriy Yerstov
» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/93 (#16)
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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 Tiksi Airport to Batagay Airport as the crow flies is 498 km (311 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.