“Eldar, get away,” he was heard saying. Eldar, you must get to the rear! Don’t you see the danger? As he went on, his tone became more frantic: “Eldar, get out of here! Leave, leave.
I command you to go!” The pilots made a valiant effort and almost succeeded in stabilizing the aircraft. Sadly, their effort led to an overcorrection, which caused the plane to ascend almost vertically.
The aircraft stalled due to the abrupt rise and eventually went into a spin. As it flew over rugged terrain, it quickly started to lose altitude and dropped below the minimum safe level.
Novokuznetsk air traffic control awaited the flight’s regular position report at 12:59 a.m. But no communication arrived, and soon after, the airplane vanished from radar.
