An NPP Mir Antonov An-30 aircraft sustained substantial damage after a forced landing in Russia. The An-30 disappeared from radar and was later found to have landed in a village, 70 km from Olenyok Airport, Russia.
The crew members were forced to make an emergency landing in an area with small trees after the engines lost power due to fuel exhaustion en route. The aircraft lost communication shortly before landing and was later found by a search and rescue team accompanied by a Mi-8 helicopter.
The cargo aircraft was carrying 6.3 tons of cargo from Yakutsk Airport to Olenyok Airport in Russia with seven people on board the aircraft. Three of them were injured in the incident.
NPP Mir Antonov An-30 (30001, built 1978) was destroyed in an off-airport emergency landing. The An-30 came down in a forest about 17 km from Olenyok Airport, Russia. All 7 on board the cargo flight (6,3t) survived, some with injuries. https://t.co/Jms7DfV37i pic.twitter.com/huvMY1ecnA
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“[The victims] are being hospitalized in the Olenek district hospital,” the district’s EDDS said. The EDDS further clarified that one of the occupants had an open wound in the lower leg, with a suspicion of a fracture of the ribs, and chest. The two other occupants have bruises and a concussion.
The An-30 belonged to Region 98 LLC, which had contracts with Yakutoptorog. After the incident, the aircraft has been written off.
