Antonov AN-24 crash, Nov 4, 1972, Kursk Kursk oblast

Antonov AN-24 accident on November 4, 1972 near Kursk Kursk oblast, Russia with no fatalities.

An Aeroflot Antonov airliner on a positioning flight from Kuybyshev to Moscow with a stop at Kursk started its approach at night in snowfall. It dropped below the glide path, hit treetops short of the inner marker, stalled and crashed in flames. All three crew survived.

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