| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1989 |
| Time: | 11:02 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-26685 |
| MSN: | 8805 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ??Cape Kibera -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Mys Shmidta Airport (UHMI) |
| Pevek Airport (PWE/UHMP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Antonov was on an ice observation flight over the East Siberian Sea to guide ships when the left wing struck coastal cliffs during a procedural turn that was performed too close to the shore.
Sources:
Soviet Transports
ICAO Adrep Summary 4/89 (#39)
airdisasters.ru
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