The March crash of an Antonov AN-24 near Naryan-Mar in the Nenets autonomous region along Russia's Arctic coast shocked witnesses and initially puzzled officials by its apparent inexplicability. After a normal approach in near perfect conditions of limitless visibility and a gentle breeze, the plane suddenly banked and veered at low altitude, missing the landing strip and ploughing into the snow, nose-down and one wing first. Twenty-nine of the 53 oil-workers on board died, including the commander and navigator. Initially…
Spatial Disorientation Likely in Crash On Russia’s Northern Coast
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