Antonov AN-24 crash, Jan 13, 1976, Leningrad Leningrad ob...

Antonov AN-24 accident on January 13, 1976 near Leningrad Leningrad oblast, Russia with no fatalities.

An Aeroflot Antonov airliner on a scheduled service from Riga toward Kirov, with a stop in Leningrad, descended below the glide path at night in below minima weather. The crew had switched off the ground proximity warning, and the aircraft struck treetops, stalled and crashed in woodland short of the runway. Sources differ on the occupant count.

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