Antonov AN-24 crash, Mar 23, 1991 (34 killed), Navoi
Antonov AN-24 accident on March 23, 1991 near Navoi, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan with 34 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: wrong approach configuration,...
- Date: March 23, 1991
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Navoi, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: wrong approach configuration, excessive speed and height, failure to go around, plus procedural violations, poor crew coordination and incomplete use of braking.
An Aeroflot An-24 landing at Navoi crossed the threshold high and fast and the crew did not go around. It touched down about 710 m past the threshold, overran, lost its undercarriage and struck concrete construction blocks, then burned. 34 of the 63 occupants died and 29 were injured.