Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 August 1979
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-124V
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-45038
Location: near Kirsanov –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 63 / Occupants: 63
Component Affected: FlapsFlaps
Category: Accident
A Tu-124 aircraft, en route from Odessa to Kazan via Kiev, experienced a sudden loss of control and catastrophic disintegration after approximately one hour of flight. The plane descended to 3000 meters and subsequently disintegrated due to overstress, resulting in widespread debris dispersal.A Tu-124 aircraft, en route from Odessa to Kazan via Kiev, experienced a sudden loss of control and catastrophic disintegration after approximately one hour of flight. The plane descended to 3000 meters and subsequently disintegrated due to overstress, resulting in widespread debris dispersal.
Description
The Tu-124, on a flight from Odessa to Kazan via Kiev, departed Kiev-Borispol Airport at 23:21 and climbed to FL270. At almost one hour into the flight the plane lost control and entered a spin. At an altitude of 3000 meters the airplane disintegrated due to overstress, causing the debris to be scattered over a large area. Reportedly, an inadvertent flap extension had caused the plane to depart controlled flight.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Inadvertent flap extension caused the aircraft to depart controlled flight.Inadvertent flap extension caused the aircraft to depart controlled flight.Share on:
