Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 May 1977
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-42
Owner/operator: Aeroflot
Registration Number: CCCP-42303
Location: Lviv Airport (LWO) –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: D-36 enginesD-36 engines
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying passengers from Moscow to Paris ? Le Bourget ? crashed near Lviv due to issues with the D-36 engines at low speeds. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including structural failure and fire, resulting in no casualties.An aircraft carrying passengers from Moscow to Paris ? Le Bourget ? crashed near Lviv due to issues with the D-36 engines at low speeds. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including structural failure and fire, resulting in no casualties.
Description
The aircraft heading from Moscow (unknown airport) to Paris – Le Bourget had been scheduled to refuel in Lviv (LWO). The aircraft crashed just short of the runway due to design flaws of the D-36 engines at low speeds. The airframe was destroyed and caught fire, no casualties.
Source of Information
https://photo-lviv.in.ua/istoriya-aviakatastrof-u-lvovi/, https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/206_79762https://photo-lviv.in.ua/istoriya-aviakatastrof-u-lvovi/, https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/206_79762Primary Cause
Design flaws in the D-36 engines at low speeds.Design flaws in the D-36 engines at low speeds.Share on:
