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Date: | Sunday 21 January 1973 |
Time: | 23:56 |
Type: | Antonov An-24B |
Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-46276 |
MSN: | 77303609 |
First flight: | 1967 |
Total airframe hrs: | 10623 |
Cycles: | 11419 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34 |
Total: | Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Petukhovo, Bolshesosnovsky district ( Russia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Kazan Airport, Russia |
Destination airport: | Perm Airport (PEE/USPP), Russia |
Flightnumber: | 6263 |
Narrative:About 15 minutes before the planned landing at Perm at an altitude of 5400 meters, the aircraft suddenly banked heavily to the right and then to the left. The An-24 spiralled down reaching a speed of almost 1000 km/h. At an altitude of 2700 m the aircraft gained some lift again and went into an upward looping. On top of it the airframe broke apart due to the high g loads. Afterwards, it fell down with a horizontal speed of 20 to 30 km/h and a vertical speed of 250 to 270 km/h. Of the 39 people aboard, about four people survived the crash as the fuselage fell on a thick layer of snow. Because of the bitter cold (- 41° C) the survivors died before rescue parties arrived.
The official investigation could not establish the cause of the crash. However, clues indicating the explosion of a missile were found, e.g. dots of green paint which was not from the aircraft. The Ministry of Defence denied that there were any exercises in the area. And according to the Meteorological Service there were no launches of weather balloons in the area.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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airdisaster.ru» "Mir aviatsii" 2/2003
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Soviet Transports» Michael Roch
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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 Kazan Airport to Perm Airport as the crow flies is 474 km (296 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.