Plane crash AN-24RV CAA North Caucasus in Georgia
Date of the crash: November 17.11.1975, XNUMX
Time of the crash: 22:14
Country of the crash: the USSR
Location of the crash: Georgian SSR, Abkhaz ASSR of Apshara, 25 km northeast of Gali
aircraft Brand: An-24RV
Registration of aircraft: CCCP46467
Name of air carrier: Aeroflot (USSR)
Subdivision: CAA North Caucasus, Krasnodar JSC
Flight: 6274
Chronology of events:
The completely destroyed airplane was found at 61 km from Sukhumi Airport with an azimuth of 90 degrees in 25 km north of the road to the south of Mount Apsara (altitude 2580 m) at the level of 2250 m (southwest of the Greater Caucasus Range, at 15 km to the south of East of the Kodori Range). The site of the crash, which is at the 41 ° 53'15 "eastern longitude, 42 ° 49'50" northern latitude, is located on a steep rocky slope whose slope is from 60 to 90 degrees, covered with snow, the depth of which is 0,5-1 M. The encounter with the mountain took place in 21: 14: 30 MSK, the pitch angle for the dive -4-5 degrees at speed 410 km / h without roll at an angle of 50-60 degrees in the horizontal plane. Actual weather: cumulonimbus clouds 10 points, rain, upper limit 5-7 km, thunderstorms.
Data on victims:
Total on board were people 38: 5 33 crew members and passengers. Total killed 38 people: crew 5, 33 passengers.
Details of the crash:
Phase of flight: reduction
Identified causes of the crash: crew error, error ATC
Data on the plane:
aircraft Brand: An-24RV
Aircraft ID: CCCP46467
Country where registered aircraft: the USSR
Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 21.07.1972
The serial number of the aircraft: 27307905
Hours aircraft: 7335
The cycles of use of the aircraft: 6878
Engines: 47522025 4722040
Flight data:
Flight: 6274
Tour type: Regular passenger
The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)
Division: CAA North Caucasus, Krasnodar JSC
The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR
Flying from: Tbilisi
I flew to Sukhumi (Babushera)
Original item: Tbilisi
A final point: Krasnodar (Pashkovsky)
Additional information:
Information about the crew:
KBC Ivan K. Lysenko
copilot Theodore R. Babichev
navigator Alexander Velichko
mechanic Vyacheslav Masekin
Flight Margarita Fyodorovna Babicheva