Antonov AN-24 crash, Dec 19, 1978 (5 killed), Samarkand S...
Antonov AN-24 accident on December 19, 1978 near Samarkand Samarkand Province, Uzbekistan with 5 fatalities. Cause: It also cites the engine-out...
- Date: December 19, 1978
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Samarkand Samarkand Province, Uzbekistan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: It also cites the engine-out approach, which was not part of the training programme, as a contributing factor.
An Antonov An-24B of Aeroflot's Uzbekistan unit crashed on 19 December 1978 while flying a training circuit at Samarkand Airport. During a go-around after an engine was shut down and feathered on approach, the aircraft entered a nose-up attitude, reached a supercritical angle of attack, turned right and crashed in flames 1,120 meters past the runway end. All five crew were killed and the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.