Accident Details
An aircraft on an ambulance flight experienced a starter failure, preventing the intended patient transport. The patient was transferred to another aircraft, and two mechanics were dispatched to repair the starter. Once repaired, the aircraft was ferried to Mogilev with both pilots and both mechanics on board.
Approximately six minutes after takeoff, while cruising at a relatively low altitude about 10 km from the departure point, the airplane entered a steep left turn, went out of control, and crashed in flames at Malyye Khutora in the Krasnopolye district of the Mogilev region. All four occupants were killed.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that both pilots were severely intoxicated, having taken part in a wedding in the afternoon. The captain's blood alcohol content was 2‰, and the copilot's was 4.2‰. The two mechanics had not consumed any alcohol. The intoxication was identified as the probable cause of the accident.