Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 22 February 1972
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46732
Location: near Lipetsk Airport (LPK) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: The pilot’s control system and aircraft’s thrust vectoring system.The pilot’s control system and aircraft’s thrust vectoring system.
Category: Accident
An Antonov 24 aircraft was approaching Lipetsk when the pilot unintentionally applied reverse thrust. This resulted in loss of control and subsequent crash.An Antonov 24 aircraft was approaching Lipetsk when the pilot unintentionally applied reverse thrust. This resulted in loss of control and subsequent crash.
Description
The Antonov 24 was approaching Lipetsk, when at an altitude of 1500 m the pilot unintentionally applied reverse thrust. Control was lost and the airplane crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=441https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=441Primary Cause
Unintended reverse thrust application during flight.Unintended reverse thrust application during flight.Share on:
