Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 20 January 1976
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-8
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Location: within Azerbaijan –
ÿ Azerbaijan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Left flapLeft flap
Category: Accident
An-8 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its left flap, resulting in rotation, nose drop, dive, and subsequent crash.An-8 aircraft experienced a catastrophic failure of its left flap, resulting in rotation, nose drop, dive, and subsequent crash.
Description
The Antonov An-8 was en route when a part of the left flap broke off. The aircraft rotated around the longitudinal axis and the nose dropped. It entered a dive and crashed.
Source of Information
http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=93http://war.airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=93Primary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden and significant flap failure.Loss of control due to a sudden and significant flap failure.Share on:
