Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 JAN 1968 |
| Time: | 12:28 |
| Type: | Antonov 24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-47733 |
| C/n / msn: | 69901001 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 45 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 92 km (57.5 mls) from Olyokma (Russia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Olekminsk Airport (UEMO), Russia |
| Lensk Airport (UERL), Russia |
The aircraft was most probably accidentally shot down by a missile. It broke up in mid-air at 4,500 m and crashed.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Olekminsk Airport to Lensk Airport as the crow flies is 308 km (193 miles).
Distance from Olekminsk Airport to Lensk Airport as the crow flies is 308 km (193 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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