Narrative:
The Antonov descended below the glide slope until it contacted trees 420 m short of the runway and 250 m to the left of the extended centreline. The aircraft crashed and caught fire.
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 March 1981 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24T |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-46280 |
| MSN: | 7910104 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10035 |
| Cycles: | 7695 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,4 km (0.3 mls) from Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kuybyshev Airport (KUF/UWWW), Russia |
| Kursk-Vostochny Airport (URS/UUOK), Russia |
The Antonov descended below the glide slope until it contacted trees 420 m short of the runway and 250 m to the left of the extended centreline. The aircraft crashed and caught fire.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
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 Kuybyshev Airport to Kursk-Vostochny Airport as the crow flies is 948 km (592 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Kuybyshev Airport to Kursk-Vostochny Airport as the crow flies is 948 km (592 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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