- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 15, 1979
Time: 1305
Location: Minsk, Russia
Operator: Aeroflot
Flight #: 7502
Route: Tallinn - Minsk
AC Type: Antonov AN-24N
Registration: CCCP46807
cn / ln: 67302207
Aboard: 13   (passengers:9  crew:5)
Fatalities: 13   (passengers:8  crew:5)
Ground: 0
Summary: The pilot switched off the de-icing system too early during the approach through clouds in icing conditions which resulted in the aircraft losing longitudinal stability and pitching over and crashed.
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