What the records say
- When
- 1 Dec 1971
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 51.56° N, 46.05° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 57
- Injured
- 0
Aeroflot Flight 2174
1971 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
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.
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