Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 January 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Uralsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47280
Location: 2,1 km from Leningrad-Smolnoye Airport –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 44
Component Affected: An-24 aircraftAn-24 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-24 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing following a night-time approach in poor weather, resulting in a crash short of the runway.An-24 aircraft experienced a catastrophic landing following a night-time approach in poor weather, resulting in a crash short of the runway.
Description
The An-24 operated on a passenger flight from Riga to Kirov with an en route stop at Leningrad. During a night-time approach in poor weather, the Antonov descended below the glide path. The ground proximity warning system sounded, but the crew silenced the alarm. Descent was continued until the airplane contacted trees and crashed 1700 m short of the Inner Marker and 2165 m before the runway threshold.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=440https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=440Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions, specifically a descent below the glide path, combined with the ground proximity warning system failing to trigger.Poor weather conditions, specifically a descent below the glide path, combined with the ground proximity warning system failing to trigger.Share on:
