What happened
During a scheduled flight over the Crimean region, an aircraft operated by Zavodskoi OAO was performing cruise operations when it impacted a mountain. The incident occurred while the crew was navigating the airspace on behalf of the operator. Following the impact with the terrain, the crew made the decision to terminate the flight route prematurely.
Despite the collision with the mountain, there were no fatalities or injuries reported among those on board. The aircraft involved was a single-engine model.
Findings
Official investigations into the accident concluded that the primary factor leading to the collision was crew error.