Yes, it is. But...
Originally Posted by http://www.gazeta.ru/social/2010/04/14/3351290.shtml
Протасюк [...] садился на аэродроме Северный за три дня до катастрофы.
Protasiuk had landed in Smolensk three days before the crash
Was it possible that they (had not used/had not to use) NDB in that flight?