Antonov AN-24 crash, Apr 18, 1980, Moscow-Bykovo
Antonov AN-24 accident on April 18, 1980 near Moscow-Bykovo, Moscow oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Wrong takeoff configuration with the...
- Date: April 18, 1980
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Moscow-Bykovo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Cause: Wrong takeoff configuration with the flaps not extended, failure to follow the pre-takeoff checklist, and poor crew coordination; the flight engineer raised the landing gear prematurely.
Aeroflot An-24B CCCP-46220 on a scheduled flight from Moscow-Bykovo to Ulyanovsk was destroyed after the flight engineer raised the landing gear while the aircraft was still on the ground during takeoff. The captain continued the takeoff without extended flaps; the aircraft failed to lift off, overran, struck a perimeter fence, crossed a road, collided with buildings and burned. All 47 occupants escaped.