2021 Menzelinsk Let L-410UVP-E crash

2021 Menzelinsk parachute Let L-410UVP-E crash
The aircraft wreckage after the accident
Accident
Date10 October 2021 (2021-10-10)
SummaryCrashed
Sitenear Menzelinsk Airport, Menzelinsk, Tatarstan, Russia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLet L-410UVP-E
RegistrationRF-94591
Flight originMenzelinsk Airport, Russia
DestinationMenzelinsk Airport, Russia
Occupants22
Passengers20
Crew2
Fatalities17
Injuries5
Survivors5 (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.