Incident Overview
Date: Friday 14 January 1966
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-134
Owner/operator: Tupolev Design Bureau
Registration Number: CCCP-45076
Location: near Chkalovsky –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: RudderRudder
Category: Accident
A Tupolev 134 prototype crashed during air force testing, resulting in a sharp turn and subsequent crash due to rudder misalignment.A Tupolev 134 prototype crashed during air force testing, resulting in a sharp turn and subsequent crash due to rudder misalignment.
Description
CCCP-45076, the second Tupolev 134 prototype crashed whilst on trials with the air force scientific test institute NII VVS. During a test flight the pilot had turned the rudder some twenty-five degrees without reducing speed. The aircraft turned sharply, entered a dive and crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Rudder misalignment during a test flight resulted in a sharp turn and subsequent crash.Rudder misalignment during a test flight resulted in a sharp turn and subsequent crash.Share on:
