Antonov AN-24 crash, Dec 14, 1990, Shakhtersk
Antonov AN-24 accident on December 14, 1990 near Shakhtersk, Sakhalin oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew misjudged the aircraft height...
- Date: December 14, 1990
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Shakhtersk, Sakhalin oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew misjudged the aircraft height on final approach.
An Aeroflot Far East An-24 (CCCP-47164) on a scheduled service from Khabarovsk to Shakhtersk hit an embankment about 60 m short of the runway on 14 December 1990. The nose gear was torn off, the aircraft veered off the runway after touchdown and caught fire, and all 43 occupants survived.