Antonov AN-26 crash, Sep 22, 2021 (6 killed), Khabarovsk
Antonov AN-26 accident on September 22, 2021 near Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 6 fatalities. Cause: Flight at 600 metres in instrument...
- Date: September 22, 2021
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-26
- Location: Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight at 600 metres in instrument conditions, below the 1,200 metre minimum safe altitude, leading to controlled flight into terrain, with contributing procedural, ATC and crew coordination factors per the MAK report.
An An 26 flight inspection aircraft calibrating the ILS of Khabarovsk Novy flew at 600 metres in cloud, well below the 1,200 metre minimum safe altitude for the sector. It hit trees on the slope of Mount Khrebtovaya in the Bolshoy Khekhtsir range about 40 km southwest of the airport, and all six crew were killed.