Narrative:
The airport at Uzhgorod (UDJ) was temporarily closed, so the flight attempted to land at the Mukachevo military airport. While descending for the airport, the de-icing system was switched off. The airplane continued the approach through clouds in icing conditions. Flaps were selected at 38 degrees with an ice-covered stabiliser.
This resulted in the aircraft loosing longitudinal stability. It pitched over, went out of control and crashed with a pitch of some 70 degrees. The airplane came down on a dirt road 100 metres behind the Outer Marker and burnt out.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 6 January 1974 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-24B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
| Registration: | CCCP-46357 |
| MSN: | 07305807 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9280 |
| Cycles: | 8083 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mukachevo ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ivano-Frankovsk Airport (IFO/UKLI), Ukraine |
| Uzhgorod Airport (UDJ/UKLU), Ukraine |
The airport at Uzhgorod (UDJ) was temporarily closed, so the flight attempted to land at the Mukachevo military airport. While descending for the airport, the de-icing system was switched off. The airplane continued the approach through clouds in icing conditions. Flaps were selected at 38 degrees with an ice-covered stabiliser.
This resulted in the aircraft loosing longitudinal stability. It pitched over, went out of control and crashed with a pitch of some 70 degrees. The airplane came down on a dirt road 100 metres behind the Outer Marker and burnt out.
Classification:
IcingLoss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Ivano-Frankovsk Airport to Uzhgorod Airport as the crow flies is 178 km (112 miles).
Distance from Ivano-Frankovsk Airport to Uzhgorod Airport as the crow flies is 178 km (112 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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Antonov An-24
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