CCCP-35420

En route, the crew entered an area of poor visibility due to low clouds when the aircraft encountered downdrafts and crashed onto a hill. Occupant's fate unknown.

Flight / Schedule

CCCP-35420

Aircraft

Antonov AN-2

Registration

CCCP-35420

MSN

1 133 473 04

Year of Manufacture

1960

Date

April 18, 1988 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Nogliki Sakhalin oblast

Region

Asia • Russia

Coordinates

51.7968°, 143.1309°

Crash Cause

Weather

Narrative Report

On April 18, 1988 at 12:00 AM, CCCP-35420 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Nogliki Sakhalin oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route, the crew entered an area of poor visibility due to low clouds when the aircraft encountered downdrafts and crashed onto a hill. Occupant's fate unknown.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-35420, MSN 1 133 473 04, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.7968°, 143.1309°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, the crew entered an area of poor visibility due to low clouds when the aircraft encountered downdrafts and crashed onto a hill. Occupant's fate unknown.

Cause: Weather

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Asia • Russia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-2

Registration

CCCP-35420

MSN

1 133 473 04

Year of Manufacture

1960