Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 March 1977
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-87738
Location: 1,5 km from Zhdanov Airport (MPW) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 28
Component Affected: Right WingRight Wing
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft experienced a significant incident during a visual approach in dense fog, resulting in a loss of visibility, a wing strike, engine failure, and subsequent breakup and fire. The aircraft deviated from the runway and crashed into a field.A commercial aircraft experienced a significant incident during a visual approach in dense fog, resulting in a loss of visibility, a wing strike, engine failure, and subsequent breakup and fire. The aircraft deviated from the runway and crashed into a field.
Description
The crew continued their visual approach even after entering an area of fog with visibility less than 500 m and losing sight of the ground. When deciding to go around, the right wing hit a 9-meter high pole at a height of 6 m. The wing caught fire, and the number 2 engine had failed. With a progressive roll the aircraft flew 420 meters at an angle of 40-45ø until the right wing touched the ground. The fuselage hit the ground sideways in a field about 1500 meters from the runway. The airplane broke up and caught fire.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=119https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=119Primary Cause
Loss of visibility due to dense fog, combined with a wing strike and subsequent engine failure during a critical maneuver.Loss of visibility due to dense fog, combined with a wing strike and subsequent engine failure during a critical maneuver.Share on:
