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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.

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.

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.

Investigation

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

References

^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E RA-67656 Aldan Airport (ADH)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
Ranter, Harro. "Let L-410". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2019-05-02.

Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia in the 1990s

Russian SFSR
(Soviet Union)

1990	Aeroflot Flight 6246 (January 1990)
1991	Aeroflot Flight 8556 (May 1991) Yugavia Flight S-519 (November 1991)

Russian
Federation

1992	Aeroflot Flight 2808 (August 1992)
1993	Sakha Avia Flight 301 (August 1993)
1994	Baikal Airlines Flight 130 (January 1994) Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9045 (February 1994) Aeroflot Flight 593 (March 1994) Vanavara air disaster (September 1994)
1995	Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 (December 1995)
1996	Abakan Il-76 crash (November 1996)
1997	Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023 (March 1997) Irkutsk An-124 crash (December 1997)

Aviation incidents in other parts of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991 are not included
1980–1991 (USSR) ◄ 1990–1999 ► 2000–2009

v t e Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 (1993)
Jan 6 Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634Feb 8 Tehran mid-air collisionFeb 11 Lufthansa Flight 592Mar 5 Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301Mar 31 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46EApr 1 Alan Kulwicki Swearingen crashApr 6 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583Apr 14 American Airlines Flight 102Apr 18 Japan Air System Flight 451Apr 24 Indian Airlines Flight 427Apr 26 Indian Airlines Flight 491Apr 27 Zambia national football team plane crashMay 19 SAM Colombia Flight 501Jul 1 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724Jul 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119Jul 26 Asiana Airlines Flight 733Jul 31 Everest Air Dornier 228 crashAug 12 Llyn Padarn helicopter crashAug 18 American International Airways Flight 808Aug 26 Sakha Avia Flight 301Aug 28 Khorog Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashSep 14 Lufthansa Flight 2904Sep 21 Sukhumi airliners attacksOct 26 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398Oct 27 Widerøe Flight 744Nov 4 China Airlines Flight 605Nov 13 China Northern Airlines Flight 6901Nov 20 Avioimpex Flight 110Nov 26 Auckland mid-air collisionDec 1 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719Dec 26 Kuban Airlines Flight 5719
1992 ◄ ► 1994

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 (1993)

Jan 6 Lufthansa Cityline Flight 5634Feb 8 Tehran mid-air collisionFeb 11 Lufthansa Flight 592Mar 5 Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301Mar 31 Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 46EApr 1 Alan Kulwicki Swearingen crashApr 6 China Eastern Airlines Flight 583Apr 14 American Airlines Flight 102Apr 18 Japan Air System Flight 451Apr 24 Indian Airlines Flight 427Apr 26 Indian Airlines Flight 491Apr 27 Zambia national football team plane crashMay 19 SAM Colombia Flight 501Jul 1 Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 724Jul 23 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119Jul 26 Asiana Airlines Flight 733Jul 31 Everest Air Dornier 228 crashAug 12 Llyn Padarn helicopter crashAug 18 American International Airways Flight 808Aug 26 Sakha Avia Flight 301Aug 28 Khorog Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashSep 14 Lufthansa Flight 2904Sep 21 Sukhumi airliners attacksOct 26 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5398Oct 27 Widerøe Flight 744Nov 4 China Airlines Flight 605Nov 13 China Northern Airlines Flight 6901Nov 20 Avioimpex Flight 110Nov 26 Auckland mid-air collisionDec 1 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719Dec 26 Kuban Airlines Flight 5719

1992 ◄ ► 1994

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