Antonov AN-24 crash, Dec 15, 1986 (6 killed), Lanzhou

Antonov AN-24 accident on December 15, 1986 near Lanzhou, Gansu, China with 6 fatalities.

An Antonov An-24RV (B-3413) on a scheduled Lanzhou to Xi'an service ran into severe icing shortly after takeoff from Lanzhou Zhongshan on 15 December 1986. The right engine failed, control was lost during the descent back toward the airport, and the aircraft came down in a field a few kilometres away, killing six passengers and injuring 38 occupants.

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