Sakha Avia Flight 301
Accident
A Let L-410 Turbolet similar to the aircraft involved
Date	26 August 1993 (1993-08-26)
Summary	Crashed on approach due to overloading of aircraft
Site	Near Aldan Airport, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Let L-410 Turbolet
Operator	Sakha Avia
IATA flight No.	K7301
ICAO flight No.	SKH301
Call sign	SAKHAAVIA 301
Registration	RA-67656
Flight origin	Kutana Airport
Stopover	Uchur Airport
Destination	Aldan Airport
Occupants	24
Passengers	22
Crew	2
Fatalities	24
Survivors	0

Sakha Avia Flight 301 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kutana to Aldan via Uchur in Russia. On 26 August 1993 the Let L-410 Turbolet operating the flight crashed on approach to Aldan Airport, killing all 24 people on board. It is the deadliest aviation disaster involving the Let L-410 Turbolet.^[1]^[2]

Accident

The aircraft was on final approach to Aldan Airport. The flaps were extended for landing, however, when this happened, the aircraft abruptly pitched up to 40 degrees, stalled and crashed into the ground 896 feet (273 m) from the runway. All 24 people on board were killed.^[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a three-year-old L-410UVP-E (registration RA-67656) which first flew in 1990. The aircraft was powered by two Walter M-601E engines.^[1]

Investigation

The investigation determined that the aircraft was overloaded, moving the center of gravity to the rear.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E RA-67656 Aldan Airport (ADH)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
^ Ranter, Harro. "Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Aircraft type index > Let L-410". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2019-05-02.

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1990s	Aeroflot Flight 2808 (1992) Sakha Avia Flight 301 (1993) Baikal Airlines Flight 130 (1994) Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045 (1994) Aeroflot Flight 593 (1994) Vanavara air disaster (1994) Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 (1995) Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023 (1997) Irkutsk Antonov An-124 crash (1997)
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2020s	Volga-Dnepr Airlines Flight 4066 (2020) Kemerovo parachute Let L-410UVP-E crash (2021) Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021) Siberian Light Aviation Flight 42 (2021) Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 (2021) Menzelinsk parachute Let L-410UVP-E crash (2021) Grodno Aviakompania Flight 1252 (2021) Russian Aerospace Forces Antonov An-26 crash (2022) Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 crash (2022) Yeysk military aircraft crash (2022) Irkutsk military aircraft crash (2022) Belgorod accidental bombing (2023) Bryansk Oblast military aircraft crashes (2023) Wagner Group plane crash (2023) Ural Airlines Flight 1383 (2023) Korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash (2024) Ivanovo Ilyushin Il-76 crash (2024)