Incident Overview
Date: Friday 25 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46277
Location: 1,75 km SW of Rostov Airport (ROV) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Artificial horizonArtificial horizon
Category: Accident
An-24 aircraft crashed after takeoff, descending 1750 meters beyond the end of the runway due to a failure of the artificial horizon.An-24 aircraft crashed after takeoff, descending 1750 meters beyond the end of the runway due to a failure of the artificial horizon.
Description
Following maintenance, the Antonov An-24 was to be flown from Rostov. The aircraft crashed after takeoff, coming down 1750 m beyond the end of the runway. Cause of the crash was failure of the artificial horizon.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=848, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=848, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Failure of the artificial horizon.Failure of the artificial horizon.Share on:
