Krasnoyarsk - Tura

On September 26, 1994 at 05:38 PM, Krasnoyarsk - Tura experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Cheremshanka Airlines, with the event recorded near Vanavara Krasnoyarsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

28 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 24, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk, the crew was approaching Tura Airport when he encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility upon arrival. Unable to establish a visual contact with the runway, the crew decided to initiate a go-around and followed a holding pattern. Two other approaches were abandoned during the following minutes. Eventually, the crew decided to divert to Vanavara Airport which is located 450 km southeast of Tura. Following a total flight time of 3 hours and 45 minutes, while descending to Vanavara Airport, all three engines stopped simultaneously. The captain attempted an emergency landing in a cleared area when the aircraft struck trees at a speed of 235 km/h. Out of control, it crashed on the shore of the Chamba river, coming to rest upside down. The wreckage was found 41 km north-northwest of Vanavara and all 28 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-87468, MSN 9 44 13 37, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.3452°, 102.2809°.