Incident Overview
Date: Friday 11 October 1985
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Georgia
Registration Number: CCCP-87803
Location: 47 km W of Kutaisi –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Yak-40 AircraftYak-40 Aircraft
Category: Accident
A Yak-40 aircraft encountered adverse weather conditions while ascending to 2400 meters after takeoff. Due to an An-24 landing at a neighboring airport, the aircraft was instructed to maintain a 300-meter altitude. Mountainous terrain and changing heading resulted in a collision with a mountain slope near Mikha-Tskhakaya. The flight was en route from Tbilisi to Poti with a stopover in Kutaisi.A Yak-40 aircraft encountered adverse weather conditions while ascending to 2400 meters after takeoff. Due to an An-24 landing at a neighboring airport, the aircraft was instructed to maintain a 300-meter altitude. Mountainous terrain and changing heading resulted in a collision with a mountain slope near Mikha-Tskhakaya. The flight was en route from Tbilisi to Poti with a stopover in Kutaisi.
Description
The Yak-40 should have climbed to 2400 m after takeoff, but was instructed to maintain 300 m because of an Antonov An-24 landing at a neighbouring airport. Bad weather was encountered when changing heading in an area of mountainous terrain. The aircraft collided with a mountain slope near Mikha-Tskhakaya. The aircraft operated on a flight from Tbilisi to Poti with en en route stop at Kutaisi.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Weather conditions and conflicting instructions regarding altitude maintenance during mountainous terrain.Weather conditions and conflicting instructions regarding altitude maintenance during mountainous terrain.Share on:
