Antonov AN-24 crash, Sep 26, 1991 (10 killed), Saint Pete...
Antonov AN-24 accident on September 26, 1991 near Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia with 10 fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Loss of...
- Date: September 26, 1991
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not determined. Loss of control during the initial climb; oxygen masks reportedly deployed and both engines were at high power at impact.
An AKF Polet An-24 cargo flight from Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo to Voronezh entered an uncontrolled descent shortly after takeoff and crashed into the Gulf of Finland about 150 metres offshore. All ten people on board were killed. The exact reason for the loss of control could not be established.