Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 14 January 1945
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L46
Location: SE of Stalinabad –
ÿ Tajikistan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Right wingRight wing
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying cargo from Stalinabad to Kulob experienced a right wing fire and subsequent dive due to a fuel leak. The fire resulted in fuel tank explosions, causing the aircraft to crash into rocks in the Rangon mountains.An aircraft carrying cargo from Stalinabad to Kulob experienced a right wing fire and subsequent dive due to a fuel leak. The fire resulted in fuel tank explosions, causing the aircraft to crash into rocks in the Rangon mountains.
Description
The aircraft operated on a cargo flight from Stalinabad (now Dushanbe) to Kulob when the right wing caught fire some 20 minutes into the flight. The fuel tanks in the right wing exploded, causing the aircraft to enter a dive. The aircraft crashed into rocks in the Rangon mountains, south-east of Stalinabad. The fire probably started due to a leak in a fuel pipe.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fuel leak in a fuel pipe.Fuel leak in a fuel pipe.Share on:
