Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 26 JUN 1991 |
| Type: | Antonov 24 |
| Operator: | AKF Polet |
| Registration: | CCCP-46724 |
| C/n / msn: | 37300304 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | off Saint Petersburg [Gulf of Finland] (Russia) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
| Voronezh Airport (VOZ/UUOO), Russia |
Crashed into Gulf of Finland five minutes after take off. The Antonov was headed to Voronezh with a cargo of electronics.
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru
» Soviet Transports
» Dmitriy Yertsov
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Map
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 Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport to Voronezh Airport as the crow flies is 1040 km (650 miles).
Distance from Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport to Voronezh Airport as the crow flies is 1040 km (650 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.
