Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 January 1970
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47701
Location: 40 km NE of Batagay –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems, including descent control and altitude sensors.Aircraft control systems, including descent control and altitude sensors.
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during descent near Batagay Airport due to a snow-covered rocky mountain slope. The crew initiated descent prematurely, leading to a rapid loss of altitude.A twin-engine aircraft experienced a sudden loss of altitude during descent near Batagay Airport due to a snow-covered rocky mountain slope. The crew initiated descent prematurely, leading to a rapid loss of altitude.
Description
Collided with a snow-covered rocky mountain slope 40 km north-east of Batagay Airport at an altitude of 1020 meters (the height of the mountain 1081 meters). The crew had initiated their descent prematurely.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=130https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=130Primary Cause
Premature descent due to mountainous terrain.Premature descent due to mountainous terrain.Share on:
