Accident Details
The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Farikha to Naryan-Mar, carrying 1,155 kilograms of fish. After takeoff, while climbing to 60 meters at a speed of 110 km/h, the crew turned off the lights. Five to six seconds later, control was lost. The airplane banked left to 20-25 degrees, then nosed down and crashed in an icy field located 1,124 meters past the runway end. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. Both pilots were killed.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the exact cause of the accident could not be established with certainty due to total destruction of the aircraft and inability to analyze the engine and its components. Nevertheless, the assumption that the loss of control resulted from spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot-in-command was not ruled out.