Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 23 December 1973
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-124V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-45044
Location: near Vinniki –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17
Component Affected: No. 1 engine turbine bladeNo. 1 engine turbine blade
Category: Accident
A no. 1 engine on an aircraft departing from Lvov experienced a catastrophic failure of a turbine blade, triggering a violent vibration, fuel line rupture, and subsequent in-flight fire. This resulted in the aircraft’s crash.A no. 1 engine on an aircraft departing from Lvov experienced a catastrophic failure of a turbine blade, triggering a violent vibration, fuel line rupture, and subsequent in-flight fire. This resulted in the aircraft’s crash.
Description
Shortly after takeoff from Lvov, a defective turbine blade in the no. 1 engine failed, resulting in violent vibration of the affected engine rupturing a fuel line and causing an in-flight fire. The aircraft crashed.
Source of Information
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