Tbilisi – Kutaisi – Sukhumi – Krasnodar
Flight / Schedule
Tbilisi – Kutaisi – Sukhumi – Krasnodar
Aircraft
Avia 14Registration
CCCP-61617
MSN
014 602 107
Year of Manufacture
1957
Date
August 24, 1963 at 10:53 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Kutaisi Imereti
Region
Asia • Georgia
Coordinates
42.2645°, 42.6596°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 24, 1963 at 10:53 AM, Tbilisi – Kutaisi – Sukhumi – Krasnodar experienced a crash involving Avia 14, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Kutaisi Imereti.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
32 people were known to be on board, 32 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. After takeoff from Kutaisi, the crew decided to continue under VFR rules despite a limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. In such conditions, the crew did not realize he deviated about 13 km from the prescribed departure route and was cruising at an insufficient altitude. Eight minutes after its departure, while cruising at an altitude of 900 meters, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 7 km north of Gereshkori, about 32 km northwest of Kutaisi. The wreckage was found a day later and all 32 occupants were killed, among them three stowaways.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-61617, MSN 014 602 107, year of manufacture 1957.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.2645°, 42.6596°.
Fatalities
Total
32
Crew
5
Passengers
27
Other
0
Crash Summary
After takeoff from Kutaisi, the crew decided to continue under VFR rules despite a limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. In such conditions, the crew did not realize he deviated about 13 km from the prescribed departure route and was cruising at an insufficient altitude. Eight minutes after its departure, while cruising at an altitude of 900 meters, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 7 km north of Gereshkori, about 32 km northwest of Kutaisi. The wreckage was found a day later and all 32 occupants were killed, among them three stowaways.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
27
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 32
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Tbilisi – Kutaisi – Sukhumi – Krasnodar
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Georgia
Aircraft Details
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