Manskiy - Manskiy

On September 14, 2002 at 04:00 PM, Manskiy - Manskiy experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by ROSTO, with the event recorded near Manskiy Krasnoyarsk Krai.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 92.9%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The single engine aircraft departed Manskiy Airfield on a local flight with 13 skydivers and one pilot on board. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 120 metres, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a near flat attitude in an open field, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 2,5 km from the village of Shalinskoye. Three passengers were seriously injured while 11 other occupants were killed. Few days later, two of the three survivors died from their injuries. The aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-56888, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.7611°, 93.7704°.