Narrative:
Weather was poor when the An-24 approached Kiev-Zhulhyany (IEV). Conditions included low clouds, fog, snow with a visibility of 600 m at night. At a distance of 2500 m short of the runway threshold, the airplane descended below the glideslope. The crew continued their descend below decision height, although they had not obtained visual contact with the runway yet. The Antonov descended until it contacted a concrete obstruction 1265 m short of the runway. It continued 115 m and collided with a railway embankment.
The fact that visibility had decreased below minima (700 m) was not reported to the crew.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 17 December 1976 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-46722 |
| MSN: | 37300302 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 27244 |
| Cycles: | 24754 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 50 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 48 / Occupants: 55 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) from Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV) ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chernovtsy Airport (CWC/UKLN), Ukraine |
| Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV/UKKK), Ukraine | |
| Flightnumber: | 36 |
Weather was poor when the An-24 approached Kiev-Zhulhyany (IEV). Conditions included low clouds, fog, snow with a visibility of 600 m at night. At a distance of 2500 m short of the runway threshold, the airplane descended below the glideslope. The crew continued their descend below decision height, although they had not obtained visual contact with the runway yet. The Antonov descended until it contacted a concrete obstruction 1265 m short of the runway. It continued 115 m and collided with a railway embankment.
The fact that visibility had decreased below minima (700 m) was not reported to the crew.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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Distance from Chernovtsy Airport to Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport as the crow flies is 399 km (249 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Chernovtsy Airport to Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport as the crow flies is 399 km (249 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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