Narrative:
The Antonov An-24B passenger plane operated on a domestic Aeroflot flight from Riga to Liepaya. On board were five crew members and 46 passengers.
During the approach to Liepaya the airplane was too high above the glide slope. At an altitude of 250 m, 4 km from the runway, the crew added takeoff power and commenced a missed approach procedure. At that moment, the right hand engine lost power. While the crew struggled to feather the propeller, the aircraft lost altitude. It rolled 40 degrees to the right and struck a snow-covered field about 500 m from the runway.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 30 December 1967 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Latvia |
| Registration: | CCCP-46215 |
| MSN: | 67302909 |
| First flight: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1934 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 46 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 43 / Occupants: 51 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,5 km (0.3 mls) from Liepaya Airport (LPX) ( Latvia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Riga-Central Airport (EVRS), Latvia |
| Liepaya Airport (LPX/EVLA), Latvia |
The Antonov An-24B passenger plane operated on a domestic Aeroflot flight from Riga to Liepaya. On board were five crew members and 46 passengers.
During the approach to Liepaya the airplane was too high above the glide slope. At an altitude of 250 m, 4 km from the runway, the crew added takeoff power and commenced a missed approach procedure. At that moment, the right hand engine lost power. While the crew struggled to feather the propeller, the aircraft lost altitude. It rolled 40 degrees to the right and struck a snow-covered field about 500 m from the runway.
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Distance from Riga-Central Airport to Liepaya Airport as the crow flies is 188 km (117 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Riga-Central Airport to Liepaya Airport as the crow flies is 188 km (117 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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