We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Less than one minute after takeoff from Sukhumi Airport by night, while climbing to a height of 60 meters, the aircraft adopted a pitch-down attitude and eventually crashed into the sea about 3 km off shore. The airplane sank by 15 meters deep and all six occupants were killed. The aircraft was carrying a load of 2,117 kilos of mail. Probable cause (official findings): The exact cause of the accident could not be established with certainty. However, the assumption the pilot could be blinded by
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