Tashkent - Navoi

On March 23, 1991 at 11:37 AM, Tashkent - Navoi experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Navoi Tashkent Province (Toshkent viloyati).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

63 people were known to be on board, 34 fatalities were recorded, 29 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 54.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 59, passenger fatalities: 30, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following a wrong approach configuration, the crew passed over the runway threshold at a height of 30 meters and an excessive speed of 350 km/h. Rather than initiating a go-around procedure, the pilot-in-command continued and the aircraft landed 710 meters past the runway threshold. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran at a speed of 225 km/h, lost its undercarriage then slid for about 317 meters and eventually collided with concrete blocks (2 meters high), bursting into flames. 29 passengers were injured while 34 other occupants were killed, among them all four crew members.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-46472, MSN 27307910, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4426°, 69.5543°.