Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 14 August 1982
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: MAP Kazan MSZ
Registration Number: CCCP-98102
Location: near Bazarnyye Mataki –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Centre-wing section of the Yak-40 aircraft.Centre-wing section of the Yak-40 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Yak-40 aircraft crashed following an in-flight fire in the centre-wing section, resulting in an emergency descent and subsequent crash en route from Kazan to Kuybyshev.A Yak-40 aircraft crashed following an in-flight fire in the centre-wing section, resulting in an emergency descent and subsequent crash en route from Kazan to Kuybyshev.
Description
The Yak-40 crashed following an in-flight fire en route from Kazan to Kuybyshev (now Samara). A fire had broken out in the centre-wing section as fuel had ignited. During the emergency descent the aircraft exceeded its design speed limit, broke up in mid-air and crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
In-flight fire ignited fuel, exceeding the aircraft’s design speed limit during an emergency descent.In-flight fire ignited fuel, exceeding the aircraft’s design speed limit during an emergency descent.Share on:
