Incident Overview
Date: Friday 8 July 1977
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24RV
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kirovograd Flight School of Civil Aviation
Registration Number: CCCP-46847
Location: 1 km W off Sukhumi Airport (SUI) –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: An-24 aircraftAn-24 aircraft
Category: Accident
An-24 aircraft crashed after raising flaps near Kirovograd (KGO) following a training exercise, resulting in a loss of altitude and impact with the Black Sea surface.An-24 aircraft crashed after raising flaps near Kirovograd (KGO) following a training exercise, resulting in a loss of altitude and impact with the Black Sea surface.
Description
The An-24 took off from Sukhumi Airport (SUI) to return to Kirovograd (KGO) following a training exercise there. After raising the flaps during climbout, from a height of about 150 m, the aircraft began to lose altitude and descended until it struck the surface of the Black Sea and crashed. The pilot in command possibly diverted his attention to storm activity nearby.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=207, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=207, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Possible diversion of attention to storm activity nearby.Possible diversion of attention to storm activity nearby.Share on:
