Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 June 1983
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134A
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Armenia
Registration Number: CCCP-65657
Location: near Gali, Abkhazia –
ÿ Georgia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft structural deformation (fuselage).Aircraft structural deformation (fuselage).
Category: Accident
An airplane experienced severe turbulence en route from Lvov to Yerevan, resulting in significant structural damage. The aircraft was written off due to excessive G loads, and the fuselage was utilized for fire testing following an investigation into a previous crash of the Tu-134AK CCCP-65120.An airplane experienced severe turbulence en route from Lvov to Yerevan, resulting in significant structural damage. The aircraft was written off due to excessive G loads, and the fuselage was utilized for fire testing following an investigation into a previous crash of the Tu-134AK CCCP-65120.
Description
En route from Lvov to Yerevan, the airplane entered an area of severe turbulence. It landed safely, but had sustained severe structural deformation caused by excessive G loads (+3.05/-0.65). The Tupolev was consequently written off and the airframe was used for fire tests at Yerevan during the investigation into the crash of Tu-134AK CCCP-65120 July 2, 1986 which had been caused by an in-flight fire in the aft equipment bay.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Excessive G loads caused by turbulence.Excessive G loads caused by turbulence.Share on:
