A small indicator light flashed to alert the crew, but the faint warning was overlooked.
With the autopilot off, the plane began to bank. The tilt of the wings disrupted its stability, and it started losing altitude.
Realizing the danger, Captain Kudrinsky quickly removed his son from the cockpit seat, shouting, “Eldar, get away. Go to the back, go to the back, Eldar! You see the danger, don’t you? Go away, go away, Eldar! Go away, go away. I tell you to go away!”
The pilots tried to regain control but accidentally overcompensated, causing the plane to ascend sharply.
This led to a stall and a spin from which recovery was impossible.
Around 12:58 AM, Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau Mountain range in the Kemerovo Oblast region of southern Russia.