Technoavia SM-92 Turbo Finist crash, Dec 13, 2009 (8 killed)
Technoavia SM-92 Turbo Finist accident on December 13, 2009 near Kalachevo, Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia with 8 fatalities. Cause: Stall during the...
- Date: December 13, 2009
- Aircraft: Technoavia SM-92 Turbo Finist
- Location: Kalachevo, Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Stall during the initial climb. The climb speed was not maintained, the aircraft was overweight and not designed for parachute operations, and it had no stall warning system.
A Technoavia SM-92 Turbo Finist used for skydiving sorties at Kalachevo stalled while climbing to about 100 metres after takeoff. It crashed in a snow-covered field about 1.5 km north of the airfield and was destroyed. All eight people on board were killed.