Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)
The wreckage of RA-28715 at the crash site
Accident
Date12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error.
SiteMount Pyatibratka, Russia
58°57′00″N 160°19′08″E / 58.9500°N 160.3190°E / 58.9500; 160.3190
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-28
OperatorPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
ICAO flight No.PTK251
Call signPETROKAM 251
RegistrationRA-28715
Flight originPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Russia
DestinationPalana Airport, Russia
Occupants14
Passengers12
Crew2
Fatalities10
Injuries4
Survivors4

On 12 September 2012 at about 12:20 local time (00:20 UTC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251, operated by an Antonov An-28, crashed while attempting to land at Palana Airport in Russia.[1] Both pilots were killed, together with 8 of the 12 passengers. All 4 survivors were in serious condition. The aircraft descended below minima on approach in instrument meteorological conditions and impacted a forested slope. Alcohol was found in the blood of both flight crew.

On 6 July 2021, an Antonov An-26 assigned to the same flight route and number also crashed while on its approach to land at Palana Airport.

  1. ^ Ferrara, Lee (12 September 2012). "Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Antonov An-28 Plane Crashes in Russia, 10 Killed". Airnation.net. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2012.