Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 March 1965
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46764
Location: Khanty-Mansiysk Airfield –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 43 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: Antonov aircraftAntonov aircraft
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing, resulting in a break-up and subsequent fire due to impact with a snowdrift.An Antonov aircraft experienced a significant incident during landing, resulting in a break-up and subsequent fire due to impact with a snowdrift.
Description
The Antonov undershot the runway on landing, hit a snowdrift, broke up and caught fire.
Source of Information
http://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=332, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://www.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=332, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Impact with a snowdrift during landing.Impact with a snowdrift during landing.Share on:
