Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 February 1988
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134AK
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Belarus
Registration Number: CCCP-65675
Location: Surgut Airport (SGC) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 51
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A non-standard approach in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) resulted in a course reciprocal maneuver, leading to a loss of visual contact, subsequent descent through decision height, aircraft damage, and subsequent fire. The aircraft ultimately landed rough beside the runway and was lost.A non-standard approach in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) resulted in a course reciprocal maneuver, leading to a loss of visual contact, subsequent descent through decision height, aircraft damage, and subsequent fire. The aircraft ultimately landed rough beside the runway and was lost.
Description
During a non-standard approach in IMC a course reciprocal to clearance was flown. Visual contact was lost and the aircraft descended through decision height. The aircraft landed rough beside the runway, broke up and caught fire.
Source of Information
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Non-standard approach in IMC, loss of visual contact, descent through decision height, and subsequent aircraft damage and fire.Non-standard approach in IMC, loss of visual contact, descent through decision height, and subsequent aircraft damage and fire.Share on:
