Narrative:
Th An-24T operated on a local training flight out of the temporary Sinitsyno Airfield when it suffered a bird strike on final approach. The engine failed, but the propeller could not be feathered. The aircraft banked, lost height and crashed before the runway threshold.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 6 July 1974 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24T |
| Operator: | Soviet Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Sinitsyno, Atkarsky district, Saratov Oblast ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Th An-24T operated on a local training flight out of the temporary Sinitsyno Airfield when it suffered a bird strike on final approach. The engine failed, but the propeller could not be feathered. The aircraft banked, lost height and crashed before the runway threshold.
Classification:
Bird strikeLoss of control
Sources:
» Soviet TransportsPhotos
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