Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 September 1985
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12
Owner/operator: MAP Kom na Amu APO
Registration Number: CCCP-69321
Location: 31 km SW of Kharkov Airport –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: No. 1 engine wing structureNo. 1 engine wing structure
Category: Accident
An Antonov 12 aircraft experienced a fuel leak resulting in a severe fire in the No. 1 engine. This resulted in the wing structure weakening, leading to the separation of the port outer wing and the No. 1 engine during an emergency descent.An Antonov 12 aircraft experienced a fuel leak resulting in a severe fire in the No. 1 engine. This resulted in the wing structure weakening, leading to the separation of the port outer wing and the No. 1 engine during an emergency descent.
Description
The Antonov 12 was en route from Dnepropetrovsk to Moscow-Domodedovo when a fuel leak occurred, leading to a fierce fire in the no. 1 engine. The fire weakened the wing structure, causing the port outer wing and the No. 1 engine to break off during an emergency descent from 7,500 m.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fuel leak in the No. 1 engine.Fuel leak in the No. 1 engine.Share on:
