It was a scheduled Antonov An-24 flight on 12 November 1971 from Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport in Ukraine to Vinnitsa Airport in Ukraine.

The flight proceeded routinely through takeoff and cruise, but started to enter trouble when on final approach due to the bad weather; this included freezing rain with fog and low clouds.

The pilots attempted a second approach, but could not land and initiated a go-around.

During the go-around, the aircraft went nose-high and stalled before crashing 850 m (2,790 ft) short of the threshold.

All 48 passengers and crew on board were killed.