Mys-Kamennyy - Vorkuta

On October 15, 1995 at 12:00 AM, Mys-Kamennyy - Vorkuta experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-2, operated by TyumenAviaTrans, with the event recorded near Mt Konstantinov Kamen Republic of Yamalia.

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

10 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Mys-Kamennyy to Vorkuta, weather conditions deteriorated with limited visibility due to low clouds. The crew decided to return to Mys-Kamennyy but this decision was taken too late. At an altitude of 452 metres, while cruising in clouds, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Konstantinov Kamen (492 metres high). The wreckage was found few hours later. All eight passengers suffered light to moderate injuries while both pilots were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-01495, MSN 1G232-29, year of manufacture 1989.