| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 30, 1967 |
| Time: | 0828 |
| Location: | Liepaja, Latvia |
| Operator: | Aeroflot |
| Flight #: | A-51 |
| Route: | Riga - Liepaja |
| AC Type: | Antonov AN-24B |
| Registration: | CCCP-46215 |
| cn / ln: | 67302909 |
| Aboard: | 51 (passengers:46 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 44 (passengers:41 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | During the approach to airplane was high above the glide slope. At an altitude of 250 m, 4 km from the runway, the crew added takeoff power and performed a missed approach. Simultaneously the right engine lost power. While the crew tried to feather the propeller, the aircraft lost altitude, rolled 40 degrees to the right and struck a snow-covered field about 500 m from the runway. |
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