Us-Khatyn – Suordakh

On August 30, 2019 at 07:30 AM, Us-Khatyn – Suordakh experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-2, operated by Private Russian, with the event recorded near Lake Siljan-Kuel Republic of Yakutia (Sakha).

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 28.6%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The single engine airplane departed Us-Khatyn on a flight to Suordakh, carrying five passengers, two pilots and a load consisting of 600 kilos of various goods. While cruising at an altitude of about 1,450 metres, the crew encountered moderate atmospheric turbulences and was unable to maintain the altitude. The aircraft lost height and crashed on the rocky slope of amountain located 15 km southeast from the Lake Siljan-Kuel, some 250 km from the destination. Two passengers were killed while five others occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-33061, MSN 1G218-48, year of manufacture 1986.