Antonov AN-24 crash, Jan 15, 1979 (13 killed), Minsk-Losh...
Antonov AN-24 accident on January 15, 1979 near Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) City of Minsk, Belarus with 13 fatalities. Cause: Pilot switched off de-icing...
- Date: January 15, 1979
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) City of Minsk, Belarus
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot switched off de-icing too early during the approach through icing cloud; with flaps at 38 degrees and an ice-covered stabiliser the aircraft lost longitudinal stability and struck a snow-covered field about 5.3 km short of the runway
On 15 January 1979 Aeroflot An-24B CCCP-46807 approached Minsk-1 Airport in poor weather with low ceiling, limited visibility and icing. The crew had switched off de-icing early, and with flaps at 38 degrees and an ice-covered stabiliser the aircraft lost longitudinal stability and struck the ground in a snow-covered field about 5,280 meters short of the threshold. Eight passengers and five crew were killed in total, and the aircraft was destroyed.