Air Crash Daily | South Airlines Flight 8971 CVR Recording @AirCrashDaily | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
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𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟴𝟵𝟳𝟭 was a domestic charter flight from Odessa to Donetsk, operated by an Antonov An-24 (Reg. UR-WRA) on 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯.

The plane was carrying football fans on their way to a match of Shakhtar Donetsk against Borussia Dortmund. When commencing their descent towards Donetsk, the crew received the latest weather observations, which showed limited visibility due to fog. The captain of the flight was certified to carry out approaches to a decision height of 300 meters. After reaching decision height the crew did not observe the approach lights of runway 08.

The captain continued the approach, descending below 300 meters. He did not inform the other flight crew members of his intentions. The co-pilot and flight engineer did not take action to support the speed of the plane managing the engine's power settings. The captain then attempted to climb, causing the airspeed to drop to 150 km/h. The plane stalled and fell off to the right. The plane impacted the ground at a 48° bank angle.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲:
The commission investigating the crash concluded that the cause of this accident was a loss of speed by the aircraft during approach due to an error of an unprepared crew, which had not been allowed to make the flight in those weather conditions.