2021 Menzelinsk Let L-410UVP-E crash
The aircraft wreckage after the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 October 2021 |
| Summary | Crashed |
| Site | near Menzelinsk Airport, Menzelinsk, Tatarstan, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Let L-410UVP-E |
| Registration | RF-94591 |
| Flight origin | Menzelinsk Airport, Russia |
| Destination | Menzelinsk Airport, Russia |
| Occupants | 22 |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 17 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 (6 initially) |
The 2021 Menzelinsk parachute Let L-410UVP-E crash occurred near the town of Menzelinsk, Tatarstan, Russia on 10 October 2021.
Immediately after taking off from the local airfield, the L-410 aircraft belonging to DOSAAF Russia began to lose altitude and crashed into the ground. 16 of the 22 people on board were killed, including both crew members and 14 parachutists, while 6 other parachutists survived, but 1 of them died 1 month later.