| Date: | Saturday 28 July 1962 |
| Time: | 15:41 |
| Type: | Antonov An-10A |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-11186 |
| MSN: | 0402003 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1358 hours |
| Cycles: | 1059 flights |
| Engine model: | Ivchenko AI-20K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 81 / Occupants: 81 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 21 km SE of Adler/Sochi Airport (AER) -
 Georgia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Simferopol Airport (SIP/UKFF) |
| Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS) |
The Antonov was approaching Sochi in IMC conditions with a 2000 feet cloudbase. After being cleared to descend to 5000 feet, the aircraft crashed into a mountain at the 2000 feet level.
PROBABLE CAUSE: 1) Changes in the approach patterns for Sochi Airport, not approved by the State aviation authorities and without informing the flight units about it; 2) Inadequacies of flight control and crew training in the Sochi area and training for flights in mountainous regions in general.
Sources:
Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
airdisaster.ru
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