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Aeroflot Flight N-63

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Aeroflot Flight N-63
An Antonov An-24 similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date12 November 1971
SummaryStall, loss of control for reasons unknown
SiteNear Vinnitsa Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAntonov An-24B
OperatorAeroflot/Ukraine
RegistrationCCCP-46809
Flight originKiev-Zhulyany Airport
DestinationVinnitsa Airport
Passengers43
Crew5
Fatalities48
Survivors0

Aeroflot Flight N-63[1] was a flight which crashed killing 48 people in Ukraine (then in the Soviet Union) in 1971.

It was a scheduled Antonov An-24 flight on 12 November 1971 from Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport in Ukraine to Vinnitsa Airport in Ukraine. The flight proceeded routinely through takeoff and cruise, but started to enter trouble when on final approach due to the bad weather; this included freezing rain with fog and low clouds. The first landing attempt was aborted. The pilots attempted a second approach, but could not land and initiated a go-around. During the go-around, the aircraft went nose-high and stalled before crashing 850 m (2,790 ft) short of the threshold. All 48 passengers and crew on board were killed.[2] The aircraft had been operating for 10,658 flight cycles and had a total of 11,329 flight hours.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Катастрофа Ан-24Б Украинского УГА в а/п Винница" [Accident An-24B near Vinnitsa Airport] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru.
  2. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24B CCCP-46809 Vinnitsa Airport (VIN)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ^ "Antonov An-8" (PDF). www.airhistory.net. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.