Incident Overview
Date: Friday 18 July 1980
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Arkhangelsk Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-87793
Location: Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport (ARH) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27
Component Affected: EnginesEngines
Category: Accident
A flight engineer made a mistake during the final approach to Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport, resulting in the shutdown of the engines. This led to an emergency landing on the highway, where a right wing collided with a power transmission tower support, resulting in a ditch. Nineteen passengers and four crew members were injured, with four passengers not injured.A flight engineer made a mistake during the final approach to Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport, resulting in the shutdown of the engines. This led to an emergency landing on the highway, where a right wing collided with a power transmission tower support, resulting in a ditch. Nineteen passengers and four crew members were injured, with four passengers not injured.
Description
During the final approach to Arkhangelsk-Talaghy Airport the flight engineer mistakenly shut down the engines. They could not be relit due to the low altitude. The crew made an emergency landing on the highway. After landing the right wing collided with a power transmission tower support. It ended up in a ditch. Nineteen passengers and four crew members were injured, four passengers were not injured.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1448, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1448, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
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