Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 August 1973
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Azerbaijan
Registration Number: CCCP-46435
Location: 4,3 km E of Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK) –
ÿ Azerbaijan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 56 / Occupants: 64
Component Affected: Left wing tip.Left wing tip.
Category: Accident
A uncontained engine failure during takeoff from Baku forced a return to the airport. The aircraft struck a cable at an oil rig, resulting in damage to the left wing tip and subsequent pipe line strikes, leading to a fire and subsequent landing.A uncontained engine failure during takeoff from Baku forced a return to the airport. The aircraft struck a cable at an oil rig, resulting in damage to the left wing tip and subsequent pipe line strikes, leading to a fire and subsequent landing.
Description
An uncontained no. 1 engine failure on takeoff from Baku forced the crew to return to the airport. While manoeuvering, the left had wing tip struck a cable at an oil rig at Neftyanyye Kamni oilfield. The aircraft descended until it struck a pipe line 161 m further on. It struck another pipe line and went over an oil waste pits before coming to rest. A fire erupted.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=105https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=105Primary Cause
Uncontained engine failure during takeoff.Uncontained engine failure during takeoff.Share on:
