Narrative:
While approaching Bugulma, the aircraft yawed to the right. At 2 km short of the runway, the crew decided to go around.
The aircraft crashed 800 m short of the runway and 600 m to the right of the extended centerline.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Stabilizer icing (15 mm thick layer of ice).
Loss of control
» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/91 (#14)
» NRC Handelsblad 26.11.1991 (p.1)
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 26 November 1991 |
| Time: | 05:02 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24RV |
| Operator: | Tatarstan Airlines |
| Registration: | CCCP-47823 |
| MSN: | 17307204 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 2 Ivchenko AI-24VT |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 41 / Occupants: 41 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 0,8 km (0.5 mls) N of Bugulma Airport (UUA) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC/USNN), Russia |
| Bugulma Airport (UUA/UWKB), Russia |
While approaching Bugulma, the aircraft yawed to the right. At 2 km short of the runway, the crew decided to go around.
The aircraft crashed 800 m short of the runway and 600 m to the right of the extended centerline.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Stabilizer icing (15 mm thick layer of ice).
Classification:
IcingLoss of control
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» ICAO Adrep Summary 6/91 (#14)
» NRC Handelsblad 26.11.1991 (p.1)
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Distance from Nizhnevartovsk Airport to Bugulma Airport as the crow flies is 1546 km (966 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Nizhnevartovsk Airport to Bugulma Airport as the crow flies is 1546 km (966 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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