Ufa - Perm - Usinsk - Varandey - Naryan Mar

On March 16, 2005 at 01:53 PM, Ufa - Perm - Usinsk - Varandey - Naryan Mar experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Regional Airlines - Regionalnye Avialinii, with the event recorded near Varandey Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

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

52 people were known to be on board, 28 fatalities were recorded, 24 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 53.8%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 45, passenger fatalities: 26, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a charter flight from Ufa to Naryan Mar with intermediate stops in Perm, Usinsk and Varandey under contract of Naryanmarneftyegaz, a sister company of Lukoil. On final approach under VFR mode in good weather conditions, at a speed of 170 km/h, the aircraft stalled, causing the left wing to struck a sand dune (3 metres high). The aircraft crashed 4,217 metres short of runway, bursting into flames. The captain, the navigator and 26 passengers were killed while 24 other people were injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. OAT was -24° C. at the time of the accident and the visibility was good.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-46489, MSN 2 73 081 07, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 68.8275°, 58.0789°.