Narrative:The An-24B sustained substantial damage in a forced landing in the steppe near Budyonnovsk.
The aircraft was en route at a height of 6000 m when the engines flamed out as a result of icing. The flight crew was able to lower the undercarriage manually but the flaps could not be deployed. The nose gear collapsed during the landing run and the right wing hit a concrete pillar. All occupants escaped unhurt.
The accident likely occurred in 1977 or 1978, prior to November 9, 1978.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
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Distance from Dnepropetrovsk Airport to Baikonur-Yubileyniy Airfield as the crow flies is 2114 km (1321 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.