Antonov AN-24 crash, Aug 24, 1981 (31 killed), Zavitinsk
Antonov AN-24 accident on August 24, 1981 near Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia with 31 fatalities. Cause: Poor organization and management of flights in...
- Date: August 24, 1981
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Zavitinsk, Amur oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 31
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Poor organization and management of flights in the Zavitinsk area and non-compliance with published procedures. Lack of interaction, coordination and communication between civil and military air traffic controllers allowed the collision.
On 24 August 1981 this Antonov An-24RV operating Aeroflot flight 811 from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Blagoveshchensk collided in mid-air with a Tupolev Tu-16K military bomber over Zavitinsky District, Amur Oblast, at about 5,220 metres. Both aircraft crashed in an uninhabited area about 70 km east of Zavitinsk, and 31 people were killed.