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Aeroflot Flight F-77
Aeroflot Flight F-77 was an An-24B operating from Moscow to Bugulma with an intermediate stop in Cheboksary that crashed near Bugulma on 2 March 1986, resulting in the deaths of all 38 occupants on board. Aircraft The Antonov An-24, An-24B with tail number 46423 (serial number 87304108) was manufactured by the Antonov factory on February 20, 1968. At the time of the accident, the airliner had accumulated a total of 31,570 flight hours and 23,765 landings. Preceding circumstances The aircraft was operating flight F-77 from Moscow to Bugulma with an intermediate stop in Cheboksary. It was piloted by a crew from the 61st Flight Detachment, consisting of Captain V. A. Pastukhov, co-pilot A. S. Cheprasov, and flight engineer A. B. Shtein. Flight attendant N. A. Baskakova was working in the cabin. At 02:02 Moscow Time, Moscow time, the An-24 took off from Cheboksary Airport and, after climbing, leveled off at a cruising altitude of 4,500 meters. There were 34 passengers on board: 32 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugulma
Bugulma (; ) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population: Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bugulma serves as the administrative center of Bugulminsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Order #01-02/9 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Bugulma—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Bugulma is incorporated within Bugulminsky Municipal District as Bugulma Urban Settlement.Law #18-ZRT Economy Ak Bars Aero has its head office at Bugulma Airport. " . Retrieved on Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Approach
In aeronautics, the final approach (also called the final leg and final approach leg) is the last leg in an aircraft's approach to landing, when the aircraft is lined up with the runway and descending for landing.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 213 and 241. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. In aviation radio terminology, it is often shortened to "final". The last section of the final approach is sometimes referred to as short final. In a standard airport landing pattern, which is usually used under visual meteorological conditions (VMC), aircraft turns from base leg to final within one-half to two miles of the airport. For instrument approaches, as well as approaches into a controlled airfield under visual flight rules (VFR), often a "straight-in" final approach is used, where all the other legs are dispensed within. Straight-in approaches are discouraged at non-towered airports in the United States. Approach slope An approach slope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
