Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 August 1979
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-8
Owner/operator: MOM Omsk MSZ
Registration Number: CCCP-69314
Location: Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Aircraft brakesAircraft brakes
Category: Accident
A taxiing aircraft at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport experienced a brake failure, resulting in a fire and subsequent fatalities. Two crew members sustained burns while attempting to escape the burning aircraft after running into the propeller of the left engine.A taxiing aircraft at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport experienced a brake failure, resulting in a fire and subsequent fatalities. Two crew members sustained burns while attempting to escape the burning aircraft after running into the propeller of the left engine.
Description
While taxiing before take-off at Moscow-Domodedovo Airport the brakes overheated and a fire broke out. Two occupants were killed during the evacuation of the burning aircraft after they ran into the propeller of the left engine. Two crew members suffered suffered burns.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Brake failure and overheating caused by a mechanical malfunction.Brake failure and overheating caused by a mechanical malfunction.Share on:
