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| Date: | Friday 10 January 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:30 |
| Type: |  Bombardier DHC-8-315 Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Polar Airlines |
| Registration: | RA-67261 |
| MSN: | 556 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Yakutsk airport (YKS/UEEE), Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) -
 Russia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Yakutsk Airport (YKS/UEEE) |
| Tiksi Airport (IKS/UEST) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On January 10, 2025, the crew of the Polar Airlines Bombardier aircraft, operating a flight from Yakutsk to Tiksi, reported a technical malfunction after takeoff at 11:29 from the Yakutsk airport, and the crew decided to return to the departure airport. The malfunction was due to incomplete retraction of the landing gear. The landing safely at 11:50.
Sources:
https://t.me/vstproc/3803
https://t.me/vm_sut/4361
https://tass.ru/proisshestviya/22850417
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-dh8-556.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 2005 | 6V-AHL | Air Sénégal International | 0 | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) |  |
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| 22 November 2024 | RA-67261 | Polar Airlines | 0 | Yakutsk Airport (YKS/UEEE) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2025 21:38 | vasilf | Added |
| 10-Jan-2025 21:57 | vasilf | Updated [Location, ] |
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