Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 June 1976
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Lithuania
Registration Number: CCCP-87541
Location: near Osokorka –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A flight engineer inadvertently shut down all three engines during descent to the destination airport of Kiev-Zhulhyany. The aircraft forced-landed wheels-up in a swampy meadow near Osokorka, resulting in the escape of all crew and passengers.A flight engineer inadvertently shut down all three engines during descent to the destination airport of Kiev-Zhulhyany. The aircraft forced-landed wheels-up in a swampy meadow near Osokorka, resulting in the escape of all crew and passengers.
Description
While descending towards the destination, Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport, through an altitude of 700 m, the flight engineer inadvertently shut down all 3 engines. The crew did not manage to restart the engines and the aircraft force-landed wheels-up in a swampy meadow near Osokorka on the south-eastern outskirts of Kiev. All crew and passengers escaped unhurt.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1434http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1434Primary Cause
Engine failure/malfunction during descent.Engine failure/malfunction during descent.Share on:
