Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 15 July 1975
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Armenia
Registration Number: CCCP-87475
Location: 18 km E of Batumi-Chorokh Airport (BUS) –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 40
Component Affected: Aircraft Navigation SystemAircraft Navigation System
Category: Accident
A Go-around was initiated due to deteriorating weather conditions at Batumi airport. Visibility was significantly reduced to 3000 meters, which was lower than the reported 5000 meters for the approach.A Go-around was initiated due to deteriorating weather conditions at Batumi airport. Visibility was significantly reduced to 3000 meters, which was lower than the reported 5000 meters for the approach.
Description
Struck Mount Mtirala while performing a go-around. The weather at Batumi was poor and the weather conditions reported to the crew did not correspond to the actual conditions encountered during the approach. Visibility was 3000 m instead of 5000 m as reported.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=113, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=113, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Weather conditions at the approach were not accurately reported, leading to a misjudgment of visibility.Weather conditions at the approach were not accurately reported, leading to a misjudgment of visibility.Share on:
