Narrative:
Air traffic control instructed the flight crew to make a procedure left turn after takeoff from Petrel-Burevestnik Airport instead of a right turn. The airplane flew towards mountainous terrain and struck Mount Medvezhonok 10 metres below the summit.
The aircraft was being operated on behalf of the KGB/Border Guard.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1991 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | 51 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 10 km NW of Petrel, Sakhalin Oblast ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Burevestnik Airport (BVV/UHSB), Russia |
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Air traffic control instructed the flight crew to make a procedure left turn after takeoff from Petrel-Burevestnik Airport instead of a right turn. The airplane flew towards mountainous terrain and struck Mount Medvezhonok 10 metres below the summit.
The aircraft was being operated on behalf of the KGB/Border Guard.
Classification:
Language/communication problems Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Scramble 365» airdisaster.ru
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