Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 June 1971
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-24B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-47729
Location: Bogodorsk Island, near Ulan-Ude –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: The flight control system and the remaining engine.The flight control system and the remaining engine.
Category: Accident
An Antonov 24 passenger plane experienced a forced landing due to a malfunction during a crew training flight. One engine was shut down, and the propeller was feathered. Subsequently, the flight engineer inadvertently shut down the remaining engine, resulting in a forced landing on an island.An Antonov 24 passenger plane experienced a forced landing due to a malfunction during a crew training flight. One engine was shut down, and the propeller was feathered. Subsequently, the flight engineer inadvertently shut down the remaining engine, resulting in a forced landing on an island.
Description
The Antonov 24 passenger plane was being used for a crew training flight. Part of the training was to fly the airplane with one engine inoperative. One of the engines was shut down and the propeller was feathered. Shortly afterwards the flight engineer inadvertently shut down the remaining engine. A forced landing was carried out on an island.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=301https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=301Primary Cause
Inadequate safety procedures and a failure to maintain sufficient redundancy in the flight control system.Inadequate safety procedures and a failure to maintain sufficient redundancy in the flight control system.Share on:
