Narrative:
The An-24 operated on a positioning flight to Moscow via Kursk, Russia when it dropped below the glide path in difficult weather conditions which included snowfall. The airplane touched trees located 2,500 metres before the inner marker and crash-landed.
The aircraft was consumed by fire.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1972 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-46202 |
| MSN: | 67302701 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Kuybyshev Airport (KUF/UWWW), Russia |
| Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS/UUOK), Russia |
The An-24 operated on a positioning flight to Moscow via Kursk, Russia when it dropped below the glide path in difficult weather conditions which included snowfall. The airplane touched trees located 2,500 metres before the inner marker and crash-landed.
The aircraft was consumed by fire.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» airdisaster.ru
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kuybyshev Airport to Kursk-Vostochny Airport as the crow flies is 948 km (592 miles).
Distance from Kuybyshev Airport to Kursk-Vostochny Airport as the crow flies is 948 km (592 miles).
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