Tomsk - Surgut

On July 11, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Tomsk - Surgut experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Angara Airlines, with the event recorded near Strezhevoy Tomsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

37 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 30 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 18.9%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 33, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft departed Tomsk Airport at 1010LT on a flight (callsign IK9007/SP5007) to Surgut, carrying 33 passengers and a crew of four. About an hour and 26 minutes into the flight, the left engine's 'chips in oil' warning light came on. About eight minutes later, a burning smell was noticed in the cockpit and the captain decided to divert to Nizhnevartovsk Airport. During the descent, the left engine caught fire. Its propeller was feathered and the crew decided to divert to Strezhevoy Airport. But as the fire could not be extinguished, the captain eventually attempted an emergency landing in the Ob River. Upon landing, the aircraft broke in two and came to rest in shallow water. Seven passengers were killed while all other occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-47302, MSN 5 73 103 02, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.7328°, 77.6008°.