Disappearance of Aircraft from Kyzyl to Abakan (CCCP-A2597)

Flight Details and Disappearance An aircraft departed Kyzyl Airport at 1205 local time, bound for Abakan. The flight was carrying a cargo of 485 kilograms of furring. Shortly after takeoff, specifically one minute later, the local weather center received an alert indicating a possible snowstorm. The aircraft did not arrive at its destination in Abakan as scheduled. ## Search and Rescue Operations Search and rescue (SAR) operations were initiated to locate the missing aircraft. These efforts continued for several days but were eventually suspended. No trace of the aircraft or its four crew members was found during the search. ## Weather Conditions It was determined that weather conditions were poor at the time of the accident.