Antonov AN-26 crash, Mar 25, 1979 (4 killed), Baykit Kras...
Antonov AN-26 accident on March 25, 1979 near Baykit Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with 4 fatalities. Cause: The captain realized on final approach at night...
- Date: March 25, 1979
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Baykit Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain realized on final approach at night that the altitude was insufficient and started a go-around, but followed a wrong path with an insufficient rate of climb. The aircraft struck treetops, stalled and crashed on a slope.
An Antonov An-26 (CCCP-26569) of Aeroflot on a cargo flight from Krasnoyarsk to Baykit with a stop at Yeniseysk crashed on the slope of a wooded hill during a night approach to Baykit on 25 March 1979. A crew member and three passengers were killed and eight other occupants were injured.