Antonov AN-24 crash, Jan 6, 1968 (45 killed), Olyokminsk...
Antonov AN-24 accident on January 6, 1968 near Olyokminsk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 45 fatalities. Cause: The investigation could not...
- Date: January 6, 1968
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Olyokminsk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 45
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The investigation could not determine the root cause of the accident. Investigators found that both wings and the empennage separated from the fuselage in flight.
The aircraft left Olyokminsk for Lensk, and about eighteen minutes later at 4,500 meters it entered an uncontrolled descent. It crashed in a near vertical attitude in a wooded area 92 km west of Olyokminsk after partly breaking up in the air, and all 45 occupants were killed.