off. 24 March 1969 Aeroflot Flight 2305, an An-24 (CCCP-46751), crashed on climbout from Alma-Ata Airport after the right side engine lost power, killing four of 31 on board. 2 April 1969 LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 crashed into Polica, a mountain near Zawoja after the pilots became disorientated in a snowstorm, killing all 53 on board. 3 August 1969 Aeroflot Flight H-826, an An-24B (CCCP-46248), crashed at Preobrazhenka, Ukraine after a propeller blade separated and punctured the fuselage, severing the controls for the elevator and ailerons. The crew lost control of the aircraft and the aircraft crashed, killing all 55 on board. 18 August 1969 A Misrair An-24 was hijacked by six people and flown to El Wagah, Egypt. 13 October 1969 Aeroflot Flight 227, an An-24B (CCCP-47772), crashed short of the runway at Nizhnevartovsk Airport after a propeller was inadvertently feathered, killing 24 of 56 on board. 19 October 1969 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTK) was hijacked by two people and flown to Tegel Airport. 20 November 1969 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24B (SP-LTB) was hijacked by two people and flown to Vienna, Austria. 1970s 1970 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-46241) caught fire and burned out during refueling at Saratov Airport; the accident also could have happened in 1971, when the aircraft was cancelled from the Soviet register. 28 January 1970 An Aeroflot An-24B (CCCP-47701) struck a mountain 25 mi from Batagay, Russia after the crew began descending too soon, killing all 34 passengers and crew on board. 30 January 1970 A United Arab Airlines An-24B (SU-AOK) crashed on landing at Luxor Airport after the undercarriage collapsed. 4 February 1970 TAROM Flight 35, an An-24B (YR-AMT), crashed in the Vladeasa mountains in poor visibility, killing 20 of 21 on board. The aircraft was leased from the Romanian government. 14 March 1970 A United Arab Airlines An-24B (SU-AOC) made a wheels-up landing at Cairo International Airport following an engine explosion; all 15 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. The explosion was caused by a bomb that been placed in the left engine. 1 April 1970 Aeroflot Flight 1661, an An-24B (CCCP-47751), collided in mid-air with a weather balloon and crashed near Togushina, Novosibirsk region, Russia, killing all 45 passengers and crew on board. 5 June 1970 A LOT Polish Airlines An-24 was hijacked by one person who demanded political asylum and diverted to Copenhagen, Denmark. 19