Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 September 1946
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3m
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Turkmenistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L35
Location: 1 km S of Darvaza Airport –
ÿ Turkmenistan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Horizontal StabiliserHorizontal Stabiliser
Category: Accident
A Junkers Ju-52/3m operated by Aeroflot’s Turkmenistan division crashed following a failure of the left part of the horizontal stabiliser during final approach to Darvaza. The aircraft stalled at a height of approximately 70-100 meters and crashed in the desert 1 km south of Darvaza.A Junkers Ju-52/3m operated by Aeroflot’s Turkmenistan division crashed following a failure of the left part of the horizontal stabiliser during final approach to Darvaza. The aircraft stalled at a height of approximately 70-100 meters and crashed in the desert 1 km south of Darvaza.
Description
A Junkers Ju-52/3m operated by Aeroflot’s Turkmenistan division, crashed following the failure of the left part of the horizontal stabiliser. The aircraft on final approach to Darvaza following a flight from Ashgabat to Darvaza. The aircraft started to climb steeply, stalled at a height of some 70-100 metres and crashed in the desert 1 km south of Darvaza.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=2345http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=2345Primary Cause
Failure of the left part of the horizontal stabiliser.Failure of the left part of the horizontal stabiliser.Share on:
