Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jan 29, 1997, Shushenskoye
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on January 29, 1997 near Shushenskoye, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Navigation error and a...
- Date: January 29, 1997
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Shushenskoye, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Navigation error and a miscalculated wind component led to loss of orientation in bad weather. The lack of air traffic control assistance was a contributing factor.
A Yak-40 on a scheduled service from Norilsk to Krasnoyarsk, with stops, lost its bearings in snowfall with visibility around 400 metres while approaching Shushenskoye. The captain made an emergency landing in the taiga about 18 km from the airport. All 27 occupants survived, one passenger was slightly injured, and the aircraft was written off.