ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24B CCCP-46378 Kerch Airport (KHC)
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Date:Saturday 13 November 1971
Time:08:19
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN24 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-24B
Operator:Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration: CCCP-46378
MSN: 07306101
First flight: 1970
Total airframe hrs:3020
Cycles:2388
Crew:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Total:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:2,6 km (1.6 mls) from Kerch Airport (KHC) (   Ukraine)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Simferopol Airport (SIP/UKFF), Russia
Destination airport:Kerch Airport (KHC/UKFK), Ukraine
Flightnumber: 639
Narrative:
The An-24 operated on a flight from Simferopol to Kerch. While on final approach to Kerch the aircraft encountered an area of local fog. The crew allowed the plane to descend below the glide path until it impacted a concrete mast of a high-voltage power-line in the outskirts of Voikovo located 2,610 metres short of the runway threshold. At that time the airplane was flying 17 metres below the level of the runway.
The aircraft collided with the roof of a warehouse and crashed.

Classification:

Collision with pole or wires
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» airdisaster.ru
» Soviet Transports


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Distance from Simferopol Airport to Kerch Airport as the crow flies is 192 km (120 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.
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