Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 NOV 1993 |
| Time: | ca 23:00 |
| Type: | Yakovlev 42D |
| Operator: | Avioimpex |
| Registration: | RA-42390 |
| C/n / msn: | 4520424016557 |
| First flight: | 1990 |
| Engines: | 3 Lotarev D-36 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 107 / Occupants: 108 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 115 / Occupants: 116 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Ohrid (Macedonia (FYROM))
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Switzerland |
| Skopje Airport (SKP/LWSK), Macedonia (FYROM) |
The Yak-42 flew into Mount Trojani at 4900 feet (ca 2600 feet above airfield elevation). The aircraft had diverted to Ohrid due to bad weather at destination Skopje.
Events:
Sources:
» Soviet Transports (1994)
» Flight International 1-7.12.93(6)
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
Statistics
5th loss of a Yakovlev 42
2nd worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (at the time)
2nd worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (currently)
The worst accident in Macedonia (FYROM) (at the time)
The worst accident in Macedonia (FYROM) (currently) » figures explained
2nd worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (at the time)
2nd worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (currently)
The worst accident in Macedonia (FYROM) (at the time)
The worst accident in Macedonia (FYROM) (currently) » figures explained
Photos
Yugoslav carrier Tiger Air leased UR-42334 for a short period in the Summer of 1997
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 Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) to Skopje Airport (SKP/LWSK) as the crow flies is 1317 km (823 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.
Distance from Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) to Skopje Airport (SKP/LWSK) as the crow flies is 1317 km (823 miles).
