Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 December 1982
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-46567
Location: Sakhanskoye, Shiryayevsky district, Odessa region –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: Cockpit electrical wiringCockpit electrical wiring
Category: Accident
An electrical fire in the cockpit of an aircraft en route to Odessa resulted in a forced emergency landing. The fire spread rapidly, causing smoke and hindering visibility, necessitating an emergency descent. The crew successfully executed the landing, albeit with significant challenges.An electrical fire in the cockpit of an aircraft en route to Odessa resulted in a forced emergency landing. The fire spread rapidly, causing smoke and hindering visibility, necessitating an emergency descent. The crew successfully executed the landing, albeit with significant challenges.
Description
Electric wiring in the cockpit caught fire while en route to Odessa at an altitude of 5100 m. The cabin filled with smoke. An emergency descent was initiated and the crew attempted in vain to put out the fire. A cockpit hatch was opened but the smoke still made it difficult to read the instruments. The crew carried out an emergency belly landing in a field, seven minutes and 40 seconds after the fire had started. The aircraft operated on a flight from Kursk to Kiev and Odessa.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=363https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=363Primary Cause
Electrical wiring failure in the cockpit.Electrical wiring failure in the cockpit.Share on:
