Riga - Stepanavan

The aircraft landed nose first at Stepanavan Airport. Upon impact, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid for about 600 metres before coming to rest. All 32 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Flight / Schedule

Riga - Stepanavan

Aircraft

Antonov AN-24

Registration

YL-LCH

MSN

57310309

Year of Manufacture

1975

Date

April 6, 1993 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Stepanavan Lori

Region

Asia • Armenia

Coordinates

41.0107°, 44.3849°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On April 6, 1993 at 12:00 AM, Riga - Stepanavan experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by Latavio Latvian Airlines, with the event recorded near Stepanavan Lori.

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.

32 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 32 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft landed nose first at Stepanavan Airport. Upon impact, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid for about 600 metres before coming to rest. All 32 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration YL-LCH, MSN 57310309, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.0107°, 44.3849°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft landed nose first at Stepanavan Airport. Upon impact, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid for about 600 metres before coming to rest. All 32 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

28

Estimated Survivors

32

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 32

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Riga - Stepanavan

Flight Type

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Flight Phase

Landing (descent or approach)

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • Armenia

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Antonov AN-24

Registration

YL-LCH

MSN

57310309

Year of Manufacture

1975