 UR-WRA, the aircraft involved, photographed a month before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 February 2013 |
| Summary | Crashed next to the runway while landing in fog |
| Site | Donetsk International Airport, Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24 |
| Operator | South Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | YG8971 |
| ICAO flight No. | OTL8971 |
| Call sign | SOUTHLINE 8971 |
| Registration | UR-WRA |
| Flight origin | Odesa International Airport, Ukraine |
| Destination | Donetsk International Airport, Donetsk, Ukraine |
| Occupants | 52 |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 9 |
| Survivors | 47 |
On 13 February 2013, a Ukrainian Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft operating South Airlines flight 8971 crashed on landing at Donetsk International Airport, Ukraine, killing 5 of the 52 people on board.[1]
- ^ "Deaths reported in Ukraine plane crash". CNN. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2013.