Antonov AN-24 crash, Feb 27, 1972, Mineralnye Vody Stavro...
Antonov AN-24 accident on February 27, 1972 near Mineralnye Vody Stavropol Krai, Russia with no fatalities.
- Date: February 27, 1972
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Mineralnye Vody Stavropol Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
An Aeroflot An-24B flying a scheduled service from Krasnodar to Mineralnye Vody had its reverse thrust deployed by mistake on final approach. The aircraft lost height and crash landed in a field short of the runway. All 47 people on board escaped without injury.