Let L-410 crash, Aug 26, 1993 (24 killed), Aldan
Let L-410 accident on August 26, 1993 near Aldan, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with 24 fatalities. Cause: Overloaded aircraft with centre of...
- Date: August 26, 1993
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Aldan, Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Overloaded aircraft with centre of gravity outside limits, with flap extension and a stall during go-around at low speed.
A Let L-410 operating Sakha Avia flight SVT301 from Yakutsk to Aldan was overloaded and out of its centre of gravity limits. On final approach the crew extended flaps to 42 degrees and the nose pitched up. They started a go-around, but at very low speed the aircraft stalled and crashed 273 metres short of the runway. All 24 people aboard died.