Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 3 January 1976
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-124V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-45037
Location: 7 km W of Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 61 / Occupants: 61
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and navigation systems.Aircraft control surfaces and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
A Tu-124 jet aircraft experienced a sudden loss of visibility and control during takeoff from Runway 24 at Vnukovo Airport, resulting in a catastrophic crash.A Tu-124 jet aircraft experienced a sudden loss of visibility and control during takeoff from Runway 24 at Vnukovo Airport, resulting in a catastrophic crash.
Description
Immediately after takeoff from Vnukovo Airport, runway 24, the Tu-124 jet aircraft entered clouds. Both artificial horizons then failed. The crew members did not have any visual cues outside the aircraft and lost situational awareness. The airplane banked left until the angle of bank reached about 95 degrees. At a descent rate of 50 m/s the airplane struck the ground, destroying several houses. Aeroflot Flight 2003 was a flight from Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport (VKO) to Minsk-1 Airport (MHP) and Brest (BQT), Belarus.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=58, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=58, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of situational awareness due to cloud cover and failure of artificial horizons.Loss of situational awareness due to cloud cover and failure of artificial horizons.Share on:
