Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 16 February 1966
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-14M
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Komi Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-52058
Location: 40 km N of Pechora –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Component Affected: Engine cylinder #5Engine cylinder #5
Category: Accident
A flight from Vorkuta to Syktyvkar, Russia, experienced a catastrophic engine failure approximately one hour into the flight. A cylinder on engine number 5 broke, resulting in a rapid fire that was difficult to extinguish. The crew attempted a diversion to Pechora but was unable to reach their destination. The burning engine subsequently fell off the aircraft and rolled to the left, resulting in a crash into a forest.A flight from Vorkuta to Syktyvkar, Russia, experienced a catastrophic engine failure approximately one hour into the flight. A cylinder on engine number 5 broke, resulting in a rapid fire that was difficult to extinguish. The crew attempted a diversion to Pechora but was unable to reach their destination. The burning engine subsequently fell off the aircraft and rolled to the left, resulting in a crash into a forest.
Description
About one hour into a flight from Vorkuta to Syktyvkar, Russia the right engine failed. Cylinder no. 5 broke and a fire erupted. The fire could not be extinguished. The crew attempted to divert to Pechora but did not make it. The burning engine fell off. The airplane rolled left and fell into a forest.
Source of Information
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Engine failure ? specifically a cylinder failure leading to a rapid fire.Engine failure ? specifically a cylinder failure leading to a rapid fire.Share on:
