Antonov AN-24

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Registration:

YR-BMD

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Flight Type:

Training

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Site:

Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu

Schedule:

Constanţa - Constanţa

MSN:

57310202

YOM:

1975

Location:

Constanța

Country:

Romania

Region:

Europe

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The crew arrived at Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport from Bucharest to complete a local training mission. On final approach, at an altitude of about 40 meters, the airplane banked left to an angle of 40° then lost height and crashed, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Failure of the feathering system on the left engine which caused the propeller to go to ground pitch while the crew was simulating a failure of the left engine.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV near Zavitinsk: 31 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1981 at 1521 LT

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CCCP-46653

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Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Komsomolsk-on-Amur - Blagoveshchensk

MSN:

47309204

YOM:

1974

Flight number:

SU811

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The aircraft was completing flight SU811 from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Blagoveshchensk with an intermediate stop in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, carrying 27 passengers and five crew members. It departed Komsomolsk-on-Amur Airport at 1456LT for the second leg of the trip and was cleared to climb to 5'200 meters. In the same time, two Tupolev TU-16K of the Soviet Air Force departed Zavitinsk Air Base on a weather reconnaissance mission. Registered CCCP-07034 and CCCP-07514, both military airplanes were carrying a crew of six. While cruising at an altitude of 5,220 meters in good weather conditions, the AN-24 and the TU-16 registered CCCP-07514 collided. They entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an uninhabited area located about 70 km east of Zavitinsk. Both aircraft were totally destroyed. All six crew members of the TU-16 were killed as well as 31 occupants on board the AN-24. Three days after the accident, a man aged 20 who was seating in the AN-24 was found slightly injured in the taiga.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the collision was the consequence of a poor organization and management of flights in the area of the Zavitinsk and the non-compliance of the published procedures. The collision was made possible by a lack of interaction, coordination and communication between the civilian and military air controllers.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Słupsk: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1981 at 2040 LT

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SP-LTU

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Pomeranian Voivodeship (Pomorskie)

Schedule:

Warsaw – Słupsk

MSN:

0 73 060 07

YOM:

1970

Flight number:

LO691

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Słupsk

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

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On final approach to Słupsk-Redzikowo Airport by night, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. The airplane struck roadside trees, lost height and crashed in a snow covered field located two km short of runway 27, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and one passenger was killed while 51 other occupants were rescued, among them 33 were injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the probable cause of the accident was a misinterpretation of the altimeters on part of the crew or a wrong altimeter setting.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24T in Kursk

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1981

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Registration:

CCCP-46280

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Flight Type:

Cargo

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Schedule:

Novosibirsk – Chelyabinsk – Kuybyshev – Kursk

MSN:

7 9 1 01 04

YOM:

1967

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Aircraft flight hours:

10035

Aircraft flight cycles:

7695

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The crew was completing a cargo flight from Novosibirsk to Kursk with intermediate stops at Chelyabinsk and Kuybyshev. Following several errors, the crew started the approach to Kursk-Vostoshny Airport with a wrong approach track. Despite the aircraft was not properly aligned on the localizer and the pilot-in-command did not have any visual contact with approach and/or runway lights, he decided to continue the approach. The airplane descended below the glide then struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located 420 meters short of runway threshold and 250 meters to the left of its extended centerline. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were injured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the crew adopted a wrong approach configuration, causing the aircraft to follow a wrong approach path and descending below the decision height until it struck obstacles and crashed. The following contributing factors were reported:
- Poor crew coordination,
- Poor flight preparation,
- Crew fatigue due to multiple landings that day,
- The pilot-in-command failed to initiate a go-around,
- Lack of vertical and horizontal visibility due to low clouds, mist and drizzle.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Moscow-Bykovo

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1980

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CCCP-46220

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Moscow - Ulyanovsk

MSN:

7 73 031 03

YOM:

1967

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During the takeoff roll at Moscow-Bykovo Airport, the flight engineer mistakenly raised the landing gear while the aircraft was still on the ground. Despite the situation and that the flaps were not extended, the captain decided to continue the takeoff procedure. The airplane failed to lift off, overran, struck a perimeter fence, crossed a road, collided with buildings and came to rest in flames. All 47 occupants escaped with injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Wrong take off configuration and poor coordination on part of the crew. It was determined that the crew failed to follow the pre-takeoff checklist and forgot to extend the flaps. Also, the flight engineer raised the landing gear prematurely while the aircraft was still on the ground.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Krasnoyarsk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1980 at 2005 LT

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Registration:

CCCP-47732

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Site:

Krasnoyarsk-Yemelyanovo (Severny)

Schedule:

Krasnoyarsk - Yeniseysk

MSN:

69900905

YOM:

1966

Location:

Krasnoyarsk Krai

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

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Aircraft flight hours:

20695

Aircraft flight cycles:

21132

Circumstances:

At 1858LT, a technical issue occurred on the right main gear during the takeoff roll. The captain decided to continue and after rotation, during initial climb, it was not possible to raise the landing gear. The crew informed ATC about his situation and completed several circuits over the region to burn fuel. A bit more than an hour later, the crew returned to Krasnoyarsk-Severny Airport and completed an emergency landing in a grassy area located 100 meters to the right of the main runway. The airplane landed at a speed of 205 km/h. After a course of about 70 meters, the right main gear collapsed and the airplane rolled for few dozen meters before coming to rest in flames. All 53 occupants escaped the cabin but three passengers were seriously injured by fire. Two of the survivors died from their injuries two and three days later.

Probable cause:

Failure of the right main gear due to fatigue cracks in the main cylinder.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Conakry

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1980

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3X-GAU

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87304210

YOM:

1978

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After touchdown at Conakry-Gbessia Airport, the crew encountered difficulties and the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran and came to rest few dozen meters further with the left wing partially torn off. All 35 occupants were uninjured.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24RV in Changsha: 26 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1980

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B-484

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Kunming – Guiyang – Changsha

MSN:

47309402

YOM:

1974

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On final approach to Changsha-Datuopu Airport, the airplane crashed in flames in a field. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 26 occupants were killed. It was reported that the aircraft was not properly aligned at the time of the accident.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Amderma: 40 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1979 at 0101 LT

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CCCP-46269

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