Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 7 December 1986
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-26B
Owner/operator: MAP Moscow
Registration Number: CCCP-88288
Location: 0,8 km E of Moskva-Bykovo Airport (BKA) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: An-26B airplane engines.An-26B airplane engines.
Category: Accident
An Antonov An-26B airplane suffered significant damage during a forced landing near Moscow’s Bykovo Airport, resulting in no fatalities. The aircraft was repositioning from Sheremetyevo Airport to Bykovo, with limited fuel reserves for a short flight. Strong headwinds and poor visibility caused the approach to be aborted, leading to engine failure and a forced landing in a field.An Antonov An-26B airplane suffered significant damage during a forced landing near Moscow’s Bykovo Airport, resulting in no fatalities. The aircraft was repositioning from Sheremetyevo Airport to Bykovo, with limited fuel reserves for a short flight. Strong headwinds and poor visibility caused the approach to be aborted, leading to engine failure and a forced landing in a field.
Description
An Antonov An-26B airplane was damaged beyond repair during a forced landing near Moscow’s Bykovo Airport, Russia. There were no fatalities. The crew was repositioning the An-26 from Sheremetyevo Airport to Bykovo. The flight departed with a limited amount of fuel on board for the short flight. The airplane encountered strong headwinds. Then the approach to Bykovo was aborted because of poor visibility. When circling near Bykovo both engines lost power as a result of fuel exhaustion. A forced landing was carried out in a field.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=361https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=361Primary Cause
Fuel exhaustion due to limited fuel reserves during a short flight with strong headwinds.Fuel exhaustion due to limited fuel reserves during a short flight with strong headwinds.Share on:
