Antonov AN-26 crash, Dec 26, 1993 (35 killed), Gyumri
Antonov AN-26 accident on December 26, 1993 near Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia with 35 fatalities. Cause: Approach below minimum visibility, a late...
- Date: December 26, 1993
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia
- Fatalities: 35
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Approach below minimum visibility, a late go-around, an unstable approach with poor runway alignment, and overloading with unsecured cargo.
A Kuban Airlines An-26 flying Krasnodar to Gyumri approached in darkness and visibility of about 200 metres. The go-around was started too late and the aircraft stalled into a riverbed about 3 km past the threshold. It was also overloaded with more passengers than the manifest showed, and 35 of the 36 people aboard were killed.