Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 January 1974
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12A
Owner/operator: Indian Air Force – IAF
Registration Number: BL740
Location: Chennai Airport (MAA) –
ÿ India
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a loss of directional control due to a single engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a collision with a culvert and subsequent breakup.An aircraft experienced a loss of directional control due to a single engine failure during takeoff, resulting in a collision with a culvert and subsequent breakup.
Description
The aircraft lost directional control after one engine failed on take off. It hit a culvert and broke up.
Source of Information
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/BL-740http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Aircraft/BL-740Primary Cause
Single engine failure during takeoff.Single engine failure during takeoff.Share on:
