At 18:35:25 Moscow time, 5–6 seconds after setting the engines to standard power, with an altitude of and a speed of the crew began the left turn while in the clouds, with a bank angle between 35-40°. At 20:37 local time (18:37 Moscow time), when the flight was at an altitude of , the bank angle reached 75-80°, after which the crew completely lost control of the aircraft. The plane crashed into a nearby forest at a speed of .
