Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 16 January 1982
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-87902
Location: Shevchenko –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system)
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a belly landing following fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was attempting a landing in a remote area with limited visibility.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft experienced a belly landing following fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was attempting a landing in a remote area with limited visibility.
Description
Belly landing after fuel exhaustion.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fuel exhaustion caused a loss of control and a sudden, uncontrolled descent.Fuel exhaustion caused a loss of control and a sudden, uncontrolled descent.Share on:
