Accident Details
A crop-spraying flight operating from a very small airstrip at Svetilnoye in the Borispol district of the Kiev region ended in an accident when the aircraft approached too high for landing. The crew did not execute a go-around and instead forced the aircraft down. During the forced landing, the aircraft lost speed and touched down hard approximately 9 meters before the landing T. It then nosed over and caught fire. The copilot was killed in the accident, while the other two occupants, one of whom was a mechanic, sustained injuries.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause of the accident. The captain was responsible for a wrong approach configuration, specifically adopting a too low approach speed that caused the aircraft to stall. Additionally, at the time of the accident, the crew was fatigued due to insufficient rest and excessive consumption of alcohol the night before the crash.