Incident Overview
Date: Friday 13 August 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47734
Location: Guryev Airport (GUW) –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: An-24 passenger planeAn-24 passenger plane
Category: Accident
An-24 passenger plane deviated from its glide path during approach at Guryev Airport (Atyrau), Kazakhstan, resulting in a hard landing with significant damage and multiple bounces. The aircraft impacted at 210 km/h before the runway threshold.An-24 passenger plane deviated from its glide path during approach at Guryev Airport (Atyrau), Kazakhstan, resulting in a hard landing with significant damage and multiple bounces. The aircraft impacted at 210 km/h before the runway threshold.
Description
The An-24 passenger plane deviated from the glide path during the approach for landing at Guryev Airport (now named Atyrau), Kazakhstan. The airplane touched down hard at a high speed (210 km/h) 45 metres before the runway threshold and bounced twice. The aircraft came down at 3.5 g and suffered substantial damage. All 5 crew and 38 passengers escaped unhurt.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Deviation from glide path during approach.Deviation from glide path during approach.Share on:
