Antonov AN-12 crash, Nov 3, 2021 (9 killed), Irkutsk-Intl
Antonov AN-12 accident on November 3, 2021 near Irkutsk-Intl, Irkutsk oblast, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Premature descent below the glide path...
- Date: November 3, 2021
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Irkutsk-Intl, Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Premature descent below the glide path during a night instrument approach, causing controlled flight into terrain. Contributing were insufficient crew training, poor crew resource management and an unstable approach.
An Antonov An 12 on a night cargo flight from Yakutsk descended too early during an instrument approach to Irkutsk in snow and struck trees in a wooded area about 3 km short of the runway. All nine on board were killed. The Interstate Aviation Committee concluded the crew failed to keep the glide path and had poor crew coordination after long breaks in flying.