Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023

When

18 Mar 1997

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

44.22° N, 42.05° E

Description

1997 aviation accident

Deaths

50

Injured

0

1997 aviation accident

Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia Flight 1023 was an international charter flight between Stavropol in southern Russia and Trabzon in Turkey operated by the Russian airline Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia (SAAK). On 18 March 1997, while cruising at 6,000 metres (20,000 ft), the Antonov An-24 operating the flight suffered a catastrophic structural failure, in which its tailplane separated in mid-flight.

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