Krasnodar - Gyumri

On December 26, 1993 at 08:57 PM, Krasnodar - Gyumri experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Kuban Airlines - Kuban'skie Avialinii, with the event recorded near Gyumri Shirak.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

36 people were known to be on board, 35 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 97.2%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 31, passenger fatalities: 30, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On a night approach to Gyumri Airport, the crew encountered below minima weather conditions and eventually decided to initiate a go-around procedure. But this decision was taken too late and the aircraft stalled and crashed in a river bed located about 2,990 metres past the runway threshold. A passenger was seriously injured while 35 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-26141, MSN 37312903, year of manufacture 1983.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.8294°, 43.8276°.