What happened
A three-engine aircraft met with a fatal accident in the vicinity of Asha Station. The airframe impacted the ground and subsequently caught fire, burning completely. All personnel aboard the aircraft perished in the incident.
The loss of life included the entire flight crew, totaling three fatalities. Among those killed was the pilot, identified in records as P. M. Nikitin. No other specific details regarding the sequence of events leading up to the impact or the condition of the aircraft prior to the crash are provided in the available source material.
Findings
No official investigation findings, contributing factors, or probable cause determinations are included in the source text for this event.