Incident Overview
Date: Monday 9 July 1973
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-124V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-45062
Location: near Kuybyshev Airport (KUF) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 61
Component Affected: Right engineRight engine
Category: Accident
Aeroflot flight 5385 experienced a critical engine failure at a high altitude, resulting in the loss of two passengers and injuries to four. The crew initiated an emergency descent and cabin management to mitigate the situation. The aircraft landed at Kurumoch Airport.Aeroflot flight 5385 experienced a critical engine failure at a high altitude, resulting in the loss of two passengers and injuries to four. The crew initiated an emergency descent and cabin management to mitigate the situation. The aircraft landed at Kurumoch Airport.
Description
Aeroflot flight 5385 departed Kuybyshev Airport at 19:42, bound for Simferopol. At 19:53, as the aircraft climbed to 6600 m, the right engine suffered an uncontained failure. Debris punctured the fuselage, killing two passengers who were seated in the 12th row were. Four were injured. The crew initiated an emergency descent and shut down the engine. In the cabin passengers started to panic. Passengers moved to the front of the cabin, creating a forward centre of gravity. The flight attendants managed to get the passengers seated and at 20:05 the plane landed at the Kurumoch Airport.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=701https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=701Primary Cause
Uncontained engine failure of the right engine during ascent.Uncontained engine failure of the right engine during ascent.Share on:
