Tura – Vanavara – Baykit – Yeniseysk

On November 22, 1996 at 01:06 PM, Tura – Vanavara – Baykit – Yeniseysk experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-32, operated by Yeniseiski Meridian, with the event recorded near Baykit Krasnoyarsk Krai.

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

27 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 27 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 22, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair when it veered off runway and the crew tried to get back on the runway without help. The aircraft went out of control, crossed the runway and hit the mast of a powerline and a parapet with more than 3.5 g, suffering structural damage. All 5 crew members and 22 passengers (19 of them illegal ones) escaped unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-48104, MSN 16 02, year of manufacture 1988.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.6808°, 96.3830°.