Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 May 1958
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-18A
Owner/operator: Soviet Air Force
Registration Number: CCCP-L5821
Location: 4 km E of Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: The NK-4 engine(s)The NK-4 engine(s)
Category: Accident
During a test-flight, the No. 2 engine of an aircraft experienced a flameout. The Kuznetsov NK-4 engines lacked a feathering system, and the crew attempted an emergency landing to SVO, resulting in a crash at the premises of ul. Chkalova 17 in Sheremetyevski settlement.During a test-flight, the No. 2 engine of an aircraft experienced a flameout. The Kuznetsov NK-4 engines lacked a feathering system, and the crew attempted an emergency landing to SVO, resulting in a crash at the premises of ul. Chkalova 17 in Sheremetyevski settlement.
Description
During a test-flight the no. 2 engine flamed out. The Kuznetsov NK-4 engines were not fitted with a feathering system. The crew tried to reach SVO for an emergency landing, but the aircraft crashed at the premises of ul. Chkalova 17 at Sheremetyevski settlement.
Primary Cause
Lack of feathering system on the NK-4 engines during a test flight.Lack of feathering system on the NK-4 engines during a test flight.Share on:
