Let L-410 crash, Apr 19, 1988 (17 killed), Bagdarin
Let L-410 accident on April 19, 1988 near Bagdarin, Republic of Buryatia, Russia with 17 fatalities. Cause: The crew miscalculated their flight time...
- Date: April 19, 1988
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Bagdarin, Republic of Buryatia, Russia
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew miscalculated their flight time and started the descent too early, descending below the minimum safe altitude in poor visibility, while radio and direction finding problems prevented ATC from locating the aircraft.
An Aeroflot L 410UVP on a scheduled passenger flight from Muya to Bagdarin struck a mountain slope about 74 km northeast of Bagdarin in low cloud and snow and disintegrated on impact. All 17 people aboard were killed.