| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 1960 |
| Time: | 04:45 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-98282 |
| MSN: | 110147309 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1896 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 145 km W of Aldan -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Aldan Airport (ADH/UEEA) |
| Aldan Airport (ADH/UEEA) |
The aircraft operated on a geophysical survey flight from Aldan when turned too late while approaching a summit (1046 metres) in the Amginski khrebet mountain ridge. It crashed on the slope of the mountain, caught fire and burnt out.
The pilots were possibly blinded by the sun.
Sources:
airdisaster.ru
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