Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 7 February 1981
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-104A
Owner/operator: Soviet Navy
Registration Number: CCCP-42332
Location: ca 20 km S of Leningrad –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (particularly the wings and tail)Aircraft structure (particularly the wings and tail)
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled stall immediately after takeoff, resulting in a rightward bank at approximately 50 meters altitude and a catastrophic crash into inverted flight. A subsequent fire was ignited due to the shifting cargo and passenger seating.An aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled stall immediately after takeoff, resulting in a rightward bank at approximately 50 meters altitude and a catastrophic crash into inverted flight. A subsequent fire was ignited due to the shifting cargo and passenger seating.
Description
Immediately after takeoff the aircraft stalled, banked right at an altitude of about 50 m, and crashed almost inverted. A post impact fire erupted. Some high-ranking navy officials were aboard, returning to Vladivostok after an exercise in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg). The accident was caused by the wrong seating of the passengers and improperly secured cargo which began to shift after takeoff. This caused the center of gravity to move beyond the certfied limits.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Incorrect seating of passengers and improperly secured cargo shifted the center of gravity, exceeding certified limits.Incorrect seating of passengers and improperly secured cargo shifted the center of gravity, exceeding certified limits.Share on:
