Dzhazator - Kosh-Agach

On September 5, 1990 at 03:37 PM, Dzhazator - Kosh-Agach experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Dzhazator Altai Krai.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 37.5%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine aircraft departed Dzhazator at 1512LT on a flight to Kosh-Agach, carrying five Ukrainian tourists, one local guide and two pilots. Weather conditions were poor with low ceiling and rain falls. As the visibility was insufficient (below minimums), the crew mistakenly followed a wrong course after departure and the aircraft first entered the Ak-Alakha canyon then the Chad valley. In whiteout conditions, the crew saw a mountain and initiated a right turn when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. There was no fire. The wreckage was found 23 km south of Dzhazator. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while five other occupants were seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-40433, MSN 1G223-59, year of manufacture 1987.