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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2021)

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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.[1] All 28 people on board were killed. The plane had crashed into a cliff when landing.[2]

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  1. Hradecky, Simon (6 July 2021). "Crash: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AN26 near Palana on Jul 6th 2021, missing aircraft impacted edge of coast". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. David Kaminski-Morrow (7 July 2021). "No survivors after Kamchatka An-26 collided with steep cliff". Flight Global. Retrieved 7 July 2021.