Incident Overview
Date: Monday 13 October 1969
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Tyumen Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47772
Location: 1,1 km from Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 56
Component Affected: PropellerPropeller
Category: Accident
A twin-engine Antonov 28 crashed due to a propeller feathering during de-icing operations on approach to Nizhnevartovsk. The aircraft crashed 1,090 meters short of the runway.A twin-engine Antonov 28 crashed due to a propeller feathering during de-icing operations on approach to Nizhnevartovsk. The aircraft crashed 1,090 meters short of the runway.
Description
The propeller accidently feathered when the de-icing system was activated on approach to Nizhnevartovsk. The Antonov crashed 1,090 m short of the runway.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=688https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=688Primary Cause
Propeller feathering during de-icing operations.Propeller feathering during de-icing operations.Share on:
