Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Date: | Friday 29 December 1995 |
Time: | 00:25 |
Type: | Antonov An-24B |
Operator: | Saransk Flight Unit |
Registration: | RA-46401 |
MSN: | 77303904 |
First flight: | 1967 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Saransk ( Russia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Samara Airport (KUF/UWWW), Russia |
Destination airport: | Saransk Airport (SKX/UWPS), Russia |
Narrative:While on a steep turn to final approach, the left wing struck the ground and the aircraft crashed.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 4/96 (#9)
» Scramble 203(62)
Photos
Map
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 Samara Airport to Saransk Airport as the crow flies is 334 km (208 miles).
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.