Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 September 1989
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Kyrgyzstan
Registration Number: CCCP-87509
Location: Bishkek Airport (FRU) –
ÿ Kyrgyzstan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a hydraulic failure during flight to Frunze (now Bishkek), resulting in a wheels-up landing. The failure prevented the landing gear from lowering, necessitating a ground landing at Frunze. The aircraft sustained significant damage, and all crew and 40 passengers were unharmed.An aircraft experienced a hydraulic failure during flight to Frunze (now Bishkek), resulting in a wheels-up landing. The failure prevented the landing gear from lowering, necessitating a ground landing at Frunze. The aircraft sustained significant damage, and all crew and 40 passengers were unharmed.
Description
The aircraft suffered a hydraulics failure while en route to Frunze (now Bishkek). The landing gear could not be lowered, forcing the crew to carry out a wheels-up landing on the grass at Frunze. The aircraft suffered substantial damage but all 3 crew and 40 passengers escaped unhurt.
Source of Information
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