Incident Overview
Date: Monday 17 November 1975
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24RV
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46467
Location: 25 km NE of Gali –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: An-24 passenger planeAn-24 passenger plane
Category: Accident
A night-time domestic flight carrying 33 passengers and five crew members of the An-24 passenger plane CCCP-46467 crashed into the side of Mount Apshara near Gali, Georgia. The aircraft, operating from Tbilisi to Sukhumi and Krasnodar, attempted to navigate a thunderstorm but failed to determine its position, resulting in a descent that led to impact at an altitude of 2250 meters, 330 meters below the summit.A night-time domestic flight carrying 33 passengers and five crew members of the An-24 passenger plane CCCP-46467 crashed into the side of Mount Apshara near Gali, Georgia. The aircraft, operating from Tbilisi to Sukhumi and Krasnodar, attempted to navigate a thunderstorm but failed to determine its position, resulting in a descent that led to impact at an altitude of 2250 meters, 330 meters below the summit.
Description
The An-24 passenger plane, CCCP-46467, was destroyed when it flew into the side of a mountain near Gali, Georgia. All 33 passengers and five crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a night time domestic flight from Tbilisi to Sukhumi and Krasnodar. The crew decided to circumnavigate a thunderstorm but failed to ascertain their actual position. A descent was initiated while being 25 km north of the standard flight path. The airplane descended until it flew into the side of Mount Apshara at an elevation of 2250 metres, 330 metres below the summit.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=69https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=69Primary Cause
Attempted navigation of a thunderstorm resulted in a catastrophic descent.Attempted navigation of a thunderstorm resulted in a catastrophic descent.Share on:
