Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 8 March 1981
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24T
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46280
Location: 0,4 km from Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemAircraft Control System
Category: Accident
An Antonov aircraft descended below the glide slope and crashed, resulting in fire. The aircraft was approximately 420 meters short of the runway and 250 meters to the left of the extended centreline.An Antonov aircraft descended below the glide slope and crashed, resulting in fire. The aircraft was approximately 420 meters short of the runway and 250 meters to the left of the extended centreline.
Description
The Antonov descended below the glide slope until it contacted trees 420 m short of the runway and 250 m to the left of the extended centreline. The aircraft crashed and caught fire.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1354, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1354, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to terrain below glide slope.Loss of control due to terrain below glide slope.Share on:
