Final Friday, an Antonov-26 crashed within the snow of northern Russia. In response to preliminary studies, restricted visibility as a consequence of fog performs an necessary position.
The Antonov An-26, registration RA-26662, was en route from the port metropolis of Sabetta to Utrenny airport. The latter has a paved path of 1550 meters. When Flight UTR9796, with 41 passengers on board, needed to land for 2, issues went unsuitable. In response to Russia’s Rosaviatsiya Aviation Authority, the aircraft in-built 1979 hit the bottom about 1,000 meters wanting the runway. The machine ended up mendacity in a ditch. Footage of the accident present that the fuselage of the twin-engine plane has damaged into two elements. The cockpit got here unfastened within the crash. The gadget is complete loss confirmed.
On the time of the accident there was thick fog and powerful winds. In response to a spokesperson from the airline, the crew needed to make an emergency touchdown as a result of climate. ‘The Antonov AN-26 plane flying from Sabetta to Utrenny made an emergency touchdown after the climate deteriorated considerably.’ Regardless of the accident, the 36 passengers and 5 of the crew survived. Solely the 2 pilots and a feminine passenger needed to be examined to make sure. They’re all doing nicely.
Aviation issues in Russia
There’s a severe scarcity of plane towards Russia. In February, the Jet Airliner Accident Knowledge Analysis Middle (JACDEC) introduced that incidents have greater than doubled up to now 12 months, from 37 instances in 2022 to 81 in 2023. Russian airways in a rush to seek out spare elements. They will now not enter the nation due to the sanctions ensuing from the battle in Ukraine. That’s the reason the Russians are actually pumping hundreds of thousands into imitating Western plane elements. As well as, Russian plane producers are working onerous to extend their capability as Russian airways are keen to amass domestically constructed plane.
2024-06-18 04:49:00
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