Nursultan - Almaty

On March 13, 2021 at 05:22 PM, Nursultan - Almaty experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-26, operated by Kazakhstan Border Guards, with the event recorded near Almaty Almaty Province.

The flight was categorized as government and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Following an uneventful flight from Nursultan Nazarbayev Airport on behalf of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the crew was approaching Almaty Airport runway 23R in marginal weather conditions with a ceiling at 300 feet and a visibility limited to 5 km in freezing drizzle. On short final, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed 600 metres short of runway, bursting into flames. Two crew members were rescued while four others were killed. Those killed were: Major Gabit Esimdaevich Barlykbayev, Captain Doszhan Galymbekovich Baimuratov, 1st Lt Mukhtar Hadzhimukanovich Sagimbayev, Sgt Vasilkov Evgeny Borisovich.

Aircraft reference details include registration 02 white, MSN 72 01, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.9914°, 77.1967°.