Incident Overview

Date: Monday 26 November 1990
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: Alma-Ata Airport (ALA) – ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
The aircraft struck the ground due to sudden and unexpected cloud reduction, resulting in reduced visibility.The aircraft struck the ground due to sudden and unexpected cloud reduction, resulting in reduced visibility.

Description

Struck the ground immediately after the crew began to execute a go around. There were clouds at 150 m and visibility was 3800 m in rain.

Source of Information

http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=26http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=26

Primary Cause

Cloud reduction.Cloud reduction.

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