Antonov AN-26 crash, Oct 26, 1989 (37 killed), Petropavlo...
Antonov AN-26 accident on October 26, 1989 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia with 37 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: October 26, 1989
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 37
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain, as the crew chose to finish the approach under visual flight rules while actually in instrument conditions.
A military Antonov An-26 with 37 people aboard flew into a snow covered mountain about 35 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky while approaching in rain. All on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed on impact.