Date:	Saturday 20 November 1993
Time:	23:30
Type:	Yakovlev Yak-42D
Owner/operator:	Avioimpex
Registration:	RA-42390
MSN:	4520424016557
Year of manufacture:	1991
Engine model:	Lotarev D-36
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 116 / Occupants: 116
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	2 km E of Ohrid Airport (OHD) -   North Macedonia
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG)
Destination airport:	Skopje Airport (SKP/LWSK)

Narrative:
Avioimpex flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42D passenger plane, was destroyed in an accident near Ohrid, North Macedonia. All 108 passengers and eight crew members were killed. One passenger initially survived the accident, but died on December 2, 1993.
The aircraft operated a scheduled flight from Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA), Switzerland to Skopje Airport (SKP), Macedonia. Because of heavy snowfall at Skopje, the flight diverted to Ohrid.
The first approach to runway 02 at Ohrid was abandoned and a missed approach procedure was executed. The airplane was manoeuvring for another approach when it flew into the side of Mount Trojani at an elevation of 4900 feet, which is about 2600 feet above airfield elevation. The GPWS sounded during seven seconds prior to the impact.
At the time of the accident the VOR beacon at Ohrid was not working. Macedonian investigators said this was a factor in the accident. The crew did not follow the airport traffic pattern and continued with the approach even though they were unaware of their exact position.
Russian prosecutors however claimed that there was a misunderstanding because air traffic controller spoke Macedonian while the crew used Russian and English in their transmissions.

Soviet Transports
Flight International 1-7 December 1993 (6)
Aviation Disasters / D. Gero

photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); 29 May 1993

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