RA-46618

On November 2, 2005 at 12:00 AM, RA-46618 experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by SAT Airlines - Sakhalinskie Aviatrassy, with the event recorded near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast.

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.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Upon landing at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, the nose gear collapsed and punctured the ground floor just behind the cockpit. The aircraft came to rest on the main runway following a course of few dozen metres. All occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-46618, MSN 3 73 087 05, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.9539°, 142.7286°.