Aeroflot Flight 2174
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- 13 km northwest of Saratov Airport
 CCCP-46782 sister ship of the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 December 1971 |
| Summary | Atmospheric icing leading to loss of control |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Antonov An-24 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-46788 |
| Flight origin | Koltsovo Airport |
| Destination | Saratov Tsentralny Airport |
| Occupants | 57 |
| Passengers | 53 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 57 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 2174 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-24B that crashed on approach to Saratov Tsentralny Airport on Wednesday 1 December 1971, resulting in the death of all 57 people on board. An investigation revealed the aircraft entered icing conditions leading to a loss of control.
Flight 2174 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg to Saratov with a stop at Ufa. At 19:59 local time the Antonov departed Ufa International Airport and had an uneventful flight until it began the descent to Saratov Tsentralny Airport when the aircraft encountered icing conditions. As ice accumulated the crew added power to counter the effects of the ice build up but control of the aircraft was lost and it crashed at a high rate of descent 13 kilometers northwest of the runway and 1,130 meters to the right of its centerline with the landing gear and flaps retracted. There was a post crash fire and no survivors were found.[1][2][3]
