Narrative:
An Antonov An-24B passenger plane, operated by Aeroflot's North Caucasus' Division was damaged beyond repair in an accident in the Gulf of Sivash, Ukraine.
All 21 passengers and five crew members were killed.
The airplane operated flight SU6515 from Stavropol (STW) to Lviv (LWO) with an en route stop at Simferopol (SIP). En route at an altitude of 2400 m the airplane entered icing conditions in clouds for some 15 to 20 minutes. The de-icing system was switched on too late and that both engines flamed out. When the crew tried to restart the left engine the aircraft entered a spiral and crashed into the shallow Gulf of Sivash.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 23 October 1978 |
| Time: | 19:41 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-46327 |
| MSN: | 97305504 |
| First flight: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15851 |
| Cycles: | 13457 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) SE off Emelyanovka [Gulf of Sivash] ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Stavropol Airport (STW/URMT), Russia |
| Simferopol Airport (SIP/UKFF), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 6515 |
An Antonov An-24B passenger plane, operated by Aeroflot's North Caucasus' Division was damaged beyond repair in an accident in the Gulf of Sivash, Ukraine.
All 21 passengers and five crew members were killed.
The airplane operated flight SU6515 from Stavropol (STW) to Lviv (LWO) with an en route stop at Simferopol (SIP). En route at an altitude of 2400 m the airplane entered icing conditions in clouds for some 15 to 20 minutes. The de-icing system was switched on too late and that both engines flamed out. When the crew tried to restart the left engine the aircraft entered a spiral and crashed into the shallow Gulf of Sivash.
Classification:
IcingLoss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Stavropol Airport to Simferopol Airport as the crow flies is 634 km (396 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
Distance from Stavropol Airport to Simferopol Airport as the crow flies is 634 km (396 miles).
Accident location: Exact; as reported in the official accident report.
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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