Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 December 1974
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Tajikistan
Registration Number: CCCP-87630
Location: Bukhara Airport (BHK) –
ÿ Uzbekistan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Yak-40 aircraftYak-40 aircraft
Category: Accident
A locked elevator caused a Yak-40 to abort the takeoff roll, resulting in a fire and damage to the aircraft. The aircraft overran and collided with an earthen dyke, leading to a complete loss of control.A locked elevator caused a Yak-40 to abort the takeoff roll, resulting in a fire and damage to the aircraft. The aircraft overran and collided with an earthen dyke, leading to a complete loss of control.
Description
A locked elevator forced the pilot to abort the takeoff roll. The Yak-40 failed to stop within the remaining runway length and overran, hitting an earthen dyke. A fire broke out, almost completely consuming the aircraft.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=213, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=213, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Locked elevator and inadequate control during takeoff roll.Locked elevator and inadequate control during takeoff roll.Share on:
