Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021)

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021)

RA-26085, the Antonov An-26 involved in the crash, in 2020
Accident
Date	6 July 2021 (2021-07-06)
Summary	Collided with steep cliff; under investigation
Site	Near Palana Airport, Palana, Kamchatka Krai, Russia 59°06′29″N 159°50′48″E / 59.10806°N 159.84667°E / 59.10806; 159.84667
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-26B-100
Operator	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise
ICAO flight No.	PTK251
Call sign	PETROKAM 251
Registration	RA-26085
Flight origin	Elizovo Airport, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Destination	Palana Airport, Palana, Russia
Occupants	28
Passengers	22
Crew	6
Fatalities	28
Survivors	0

3000km
2,000miles

Crash site

Elizovo Airport

  

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (PTK251) was a domestic Russian scheduled passenger flight from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, both in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East. On 6 July 2021, the Antonov An-26 serving the flight crashed on approach to Palana, killing all 28 passengers and crew on board.