Narrative:
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.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 17 November 1975 |
| Time: | 22:14 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24RV |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-46467 |
| MSN: | 27307905 |
| First flight: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7335 |
| Cycles: | 6878 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 38 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 25 km (15.6 mls) NE of Gali ( Georgia)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2250 m (7382 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tbilisi Airport (TBS/UGGG), Georgia |
| Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport (SUI/UGSS), Georgia | |
| Flightnumber: | 6274 |
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.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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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 Tbilisi Airport to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport as the crow flies is 340 km (213 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tbilisi Airport to Sukhumi-Babusheri Airport as the crow flies is 340 km (213 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Antonov An-24
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