Antonov AN-24 crash, Jan 6, 1974 (24 killed), Mukachevo Z...
Antonov AN-24 accident on January 6, 1974 near Mukachevo Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine with 24 fatalities. Cause: Icing on the stabilisers with the de...
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Mukachevo Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Icing on the stabilisers with the de icing systems switched off, which made the aircraft unstable when the flaps were lowered, per the B3A archive.
An Aeroflot An-24 diverted to Mukachevo after Uzhgorod closed in bad weather. On approach in icing cloud it lost longitudinal stability when the flaps were lowered and dived into a field. All 24 occupants were killed.