Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 January 1987
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-87618
Location: Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport (TAS) –
ÿ Uzbekistan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Yak-40 aircraft’s control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Yak-40 aircraft’s control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A Yak-40 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled banking turn after takeoff, resulting in a ground impact, fire, and breakup. The aircraft was struck by the wake vortex of an Ilyushin Il-76 (CCCP-76482).A Yak-40 aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled banking turn after takeoff, resulting in a ground impact, fire, and breakup. The aircraft was struck by the wake vortex of an Ilyushin Il-76 (CCCP-76482).
Description
The Yak-40 banked sharply to the left after takeoff, struck ground, broke up and caught fire. The aircraft took off 1 min 16 seconds after an Ilyushin Il-76 (CCCP-76482), encountering its wake vortex.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Wake vortex interaction during takeoff.Wake vortex interaction during takeoff.Share on:
