Antonov AN-30 crash, Dec 25, 1980, Vidim
Antonov AN-30 accident on December 25, 1980 near Vidim, Irkutsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion, leading to failure of the...
- Date: December 25, 1980
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-30
- Location: Vidim, Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion, leading to failure of the left engine
On 25 December 1980 an Antonov An-30B (registration 88) on a Chita to Irkutsk to Bratsk service was diverted from Bratsk because of weather below minimums. It later ran out of fuel, and after the left engine flamed out the crew made an emergency landing on iced Tareva Bay on the Bratsk Reservoir. All six crew survived with minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.