Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 28 July 1962 |
Time: | 15:41 |
Type: | Antonov An-10A |
Operator: | Aeroflot / Ukraine |
Registration: | CCCP-11186 |
MSN: | 0402003 |
First flight: | 1960 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1358 |
Cycles: | 1059 |
Engines: | 4 Ivchenko AI-20K |
Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 74 / Occupants: 74 |
Total: | Fatalities: 81 / Occupants: 81 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | 21 km (13.1 mls) SE of Adler/Sochi Airport (AER) ( Georgia)
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Crash site elevation: | 610 m (2001 feet) amsl |
Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Simferopol Airport (SIP/UKFF), Russia |
Destination airport: | Adler/Sochi Airport (AER/URSS), Russia |
Flightnumber: | 415 |
Narrative:The Antonov was approaching Sochi in IMC conditions with a 2000 feet cloudbase. After being cleared to descend to 5000 feet, the aircraft crashed into a mountain at the 2000 feet level.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: 1) Changes in the approach patterns for Sochi Airport, not approved by the State aviation authorities and without informing the flight units about it; 2) Inadequacies of flight control and crew training in the Sochi area and training for flights in mountainous regions in general.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Aviation Disasters / D. Gero
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airdisaster.ru
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Simferopol Airport to Adler/Sochi Airport as the crow flies is 505 km (316 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.