Longyearbyen – Barneo

On April 3, 2015 at 12:00 AM, Longyearbyen – Barneo experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-74, operated by FMBZ A. I. Burnazyan, with the event recorded near Barneo Ice Camp Arkhangelsk oblast.

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.

17 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 17 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to the Barneo Ice Station was completed in poor weather conditions. In low visibility, the aircraft landed hard with an acceleration of 2,4 g. This caused the right main gear to partially collapse and the aircraft came to rest in a nose up attitude on the icy runway. All 17 occupants evacuated safely and despite the fact the aircraft was slightly damaged, it was decided to abandon the aircraft that would not be repaired. An insurance claim was submitted 24APR2015 and the engines were removed. The aircraft drifted with the ice floe to the west then floe cracked between 26 and 27JUL2015, causing the aircraft to sank in the Arctic Ocean.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-74056, MSN 470 98 951, year of manufacture 1995.