Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 6 July 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24T
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: near Sinitsyno, Atkarsky district, Saratov Oblast –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
An-24T aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a local training flight near Sinitsyno Airfield due to a bird strike on final approach. The engine failed, preventing feathering, and the aircraft banked, lost height, and crashed before reaching the runway threshold.An-24T aircraft experienced a catastrophic crash during a local training flight near Sinitsyno Airfield due to a bird strike on final approach. The engine failed, preventing feathering, and the aircraft banked, lost height, and crashed before reaching the runway threshold.
Description
Th An-24T operated on a local training flight out of the temporary Sinitsyno Airfield when it suffered a bird strike on final approach. The engine failed, but the propeller could not be feathered. The aircraft banked, lost height and crashed before the runway threshold.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Bird strike on final approach.Bird strike on final approach.Share on:
