On 16 March 2005, Regional Airlines Flight 9288 crashed on approach to Varandey Airport in Russia's Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, killing 28 of the 52 people on board.[1]

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Regional Airlines Flight 9288

RA-46489, the aircraft involved in the crash
Accident
Date	16 March 2005 (2005-03-16)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain resulting from an undetected stall.
Site	Varandey Airport, Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-24RV
Operator	Regional Airlines
Registration	RA-46489
Flight origin	Usinsk Airport, Komi, Russia
Destination	Varandey Airport, Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia
Passengers	45
Crew	7
Fatalities	28 (26 passengers, 2 crew)
Survivors	24

Accident

Regional Airlines Flight 9288 was an Antonov An-24RV (NATO reporting name "Coke") making a non-scheduled Russian domestic passenger flight on 16 March 2005 from Usinsk Airport in Komi to Varandey Airport in Nenetskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug with seven crew members and 45 passengers aboard. On approach to Varandey Airport, the crew allowed the An-24RV's speed to drop and its nose to rise until in stalled. At 13:53, the aircraft struck a hill, crashed about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the airport, and burned, killing 28 people (two crew members and 26 passengers).[1]

The aircraft's airspeed and angle-of-attack indicators may have malfunctioned, making it difficult for the crew to monitor flight parameters accurately.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft was a twin-engine Antonov An-24RV, manufacturer's serial number 27308107. It had first flown in 1972 and was registered as RA-46489. Regional Airlines had leased it from Kuzbassaviafrakht (Kuzbass Aero Freight).[1]

References

External links

• Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network

На других языках

[it] Volo Regional Airlines 9288

[ru] Катастрофа Ан-24 в посёлке Варандей