| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 18, 1997 |
| Time: | 1004 |
| Location: | Cherkessk, Russia |
| Operator: | Stavropol Airlines |
| Flight #: | 1023 |
| Route: | Stavropol - Trabzon |
| AC Type: | Antonov AN-24RV |
| Registration: | RA-46516 |
| cn / ln: | 37308502 |
| Aboard: | 50 (passengers:44 crew:6) |
| Fatalities: | 50 (passengers:44 crew:6) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft lost altitude from FL 197 and crashed into a forest while en route from Stavropol, Russia to Trabzon, Turkey. Reports indicated that an in-flight fire and an explosion led to the separation of the tail section prior to the crash. Superficial mechanical inspection of the aircraft which was carried out without the use of monitoring instruments and subsequent unjustified decision to extend the time between overhauls. Inadequate monitoring to determine the state of structural elements and detect the presence of corrosion in hard-to-reach areas under the floor of the fuselage. Failure to carry out prescribed anti-corrosion measures on the aircraft structure during overhaul. |
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