Date & Time

18 November 2005 at 1407LT

Crew on board

2

Type of Aircraft

Pax on board

8

Company name

Polyarnye Avialinii (Polar Airlines)

Crew fatalities

0

Registration

RA-02252

Pax fatalities

0

Location

Sangar, Yakutia, Russia

Schedule

Sangar - Segjan-Kjuël - Sangar

Total fatalities

0

Construction number

1G234-06

Year of manufacture

1989

The aircraft crashed in a wooded area located 31 km from Sangar, Yakutia region. While approaching a mountain range, it suddenly encountered turbulence and lost height. The crew increased the engine's power and the pilot decided to make a 180° turn in order to get away from the mountain. While turning, the aircraft lost height and hit a rock on the mountain slope with the left lower wing. Seconds later, the aircraft came down in a forest. All occupants, among them 4 were slightly injured, were evacuated to Sangar by Mi-8T crew in the evening. The AN-2 was damaged beyond repair.