Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Lensk – Omsk – Kiev

On September 17, 1991 at 01:21 AM, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Lensk – Omsk – Kiev experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-74, operated by Antonov Design Bureau, with the event recorded near Lensk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 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: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Kiev with intermediate stops in Lensk and Omsk, carrying seven passengers (among them technicians), six crew members and a load of fish. Rotation was completed at night at a speed of 225 km/h and the crew immediately raised the landing gear. The aircraft climbed with a rate of 6 metres per second and after passing the runway end at a height of 70 metres, the crew selected flaps up. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, struck trees (22 metres high) at a speed of 380 km/h and crashed in a huge explosion 3,903 metres past the runway end and 400 metres to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 13 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-74002, MSN 470 70 682, year of manufacture 1989.