09

On October 26, 1989 at 12:00 AM, 09 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Soviet Air Force - Voyenno-vozdushnye sily CCCP, with the event recorded near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Kamchatka Krai.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

37 people were known to be on board, 37 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 31, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-Khalaktyrka Airport was initiated in poor weather conditions. In limited visibility due to rain falls, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when, at a height of 1,500 meters, the aircraft struck the slope of a snow covered mountain (2,310 meters high) located 35 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 37 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 09.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.0200°, 158.6471°.