Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 29 December 1984
Aircraft Type: Let L-410UVP
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-67140
Location: 76 km from Astrakhan –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel filler capsFuel filler caps
Category: Accident
A ground crew failure to properly close fuel filler caps resulted in fuel leakage, leading to engine failure and a forced landing.A ground crew failure to properly close fuel filler caps resulted in fuel leakage, leading to engine failure and a forced landing.
Description
The ground crew had forgotten to close the fuel filler caps before take-off. En route fuel was sucked out of the tanks, causing the engines to quit. The aircraft made a forced landing in the steppe near Lineinoye, 76 km from Astrakhan.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Failure to properly close fuel filler caps.Failure to properly close fuel filler caps.Share on:
