Global Information1994 Vanavara air disaster information
 A Yak-40 similar to the one involved in the disaster | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 September 1994 |
| Summary | Fuel exhaustion due to pilot error |
| Site | Vanavary, Evenki Autonomous District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator | Cheremshanka Airlines |
| Registration | RA-87468 |
| Flight origin | Krasnoyarsk Airport, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Destination | Tura Airport, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia |
| Passengers | 24 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 28 |
| Survivors | 0 |
60°41′34″N 102°4′56″E / 60.69278°N 102.08222°E
The 1994 Vanavara air disaster occurred on 26 September 1994 when a Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Russian regional airliner Cheremshanka Airlines, crashed onto the bank of a river near Vanavara, Russia. All 24 passengers and 4 crew members died.[1]
The Russian investigation team concluded that pilot error was the cause of the crash. Poor weather conditions had required the flight to abort several landing attempts and the air crew failed to maintain awareness of the fuel quantity. This resulted in the aircraft crashing due to fuel exhaustion.
Subsequently, the investigation team blamed the airport for "not reporting the weather condition" in a timely manner to the crew.[1][2]
- ^ a b "Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Vanavara: 28 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
- ^ "Plane crashes for airlines of Russia and the former Soviet Union". AirSafe.com.