UR-UCI — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

July 17, 1998AccidentHull loss
Following an uneventful cargo flight from Burgas, the crew started a night approach to Asmara-Yohannes IV Airport. The visibility was relatively limited due to local patches of fog on approach. On final, at an altitude of 2,405 metres, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located 4,3 km short of runway 25.
Ил-78 · 10 fatalities
The following findings were identified: - The crew decided to perform a visual approach to runway 25 while an instrument approach to runway 07 was the normal procedure, - Limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, - ATC cleared the crew for an approach to runway 25 which was non-compliant according to published procedures, - The crew failed to… Full accident record