Crash of an Antonov AN-24 in Shakhtersk

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1990
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-47164
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Khabarovsk - Shakhtersk
MSN:
89901706
YOM:
1968
Location:
Shakhtersk
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
39
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck an embankment located 60 meters short of runway threshold. The nose gear was torn off and after touchdown, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. All 43 occupants were rescued, among them 13 were injured.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-14 near Shakhtersk: 18 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-91534
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Shakhtersk - Okha
MSN:
1470 011 50
YOM:
1957
Location:
Shakhtersk
Sakhalin oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Aircraft flight hours:
26509
Aircraft flight cycles:
12772
Circumstances:
The crew started the descent to Shakhtersk Airport in poor weather conditions with low clouds. At an altitude of 950 meters, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Krasnova (1,093 meters high) located about 53 km south of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the crew started the descent prematurely, approximately 15 to 20 km too early, causing the aircraft to approach below the MDA. Due to low clouds, the crew was unable to distinguish the mountain.
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