Antonov AN-26 crash, Aug 15, 1991 (9 killed), Petrel-Bure...
Antonov AN-26 accident on August 15, 1991 near Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands), Sakhalin oblast, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: An...
- Date: August 15, 1991
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Petrel-Burevestnik (Iturup Island, Kuril Islands), Sakhalin oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An ATC instruction to turn left after takeoff conflicted with the mandatory right-turn departure procedure, leading the aircraft into the mountain.
An Antonov An-26 carrying border guard personnel and crew from Petrel to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk struck the slope of Mt Medvezhonok shortly after takeoff. ATC had told the crew to turn left, which did not match the required right-turn departure procedure. All nine people aboard were killed.