Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021)

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021)
The crash site on the day of the accident
Accident
Date6 July 2021 (2021-07-06)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site
1500km
932miles
Crash site
Elizovo Airport
Aircraft

RA-26085, the Antonov An-26 involved in the crash, in 2020
Aircraft typeAntonov An-26B-100
OperatorPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
ICAO flight No.PTK251
Call signPETROKAM 251
RegistrationRA-26085
Flight originElizovo Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
DestinationPalana Airport, Palana, Russia
Occupants28
Passengers22
Crew6
Fatalities28
Survivors0

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (PTK251) was a domestic Russian scheduled passenger flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, both in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East. On 6 July 2021, the Antonov An-26 serving the flight crashed on approach to Palana, killing all 28 passengers and crew on board.