Date: | Sunday 23 December 1973 |
Time: | |
Type: | Tupolev Tu-124V |
Owner/operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
Registration: | CCCP-45044 |
MSN: | 3351104 |
Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
Engine model: | Soloviev D-20P |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Vinniki -
Ukraine
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Lviv-Snilow Airport (LWO/UKLL) |
Destination airport: | Kiev-Borispol Airport (KBP/UKBB) |
Narrative:Shortly after takeoff from Lvov, a defective turbine blade in the no. 1 engine failed, resulting in violent vibration of the affected engine rupturing a fuel line and causing an in-flight fire. The aircraft crashed.
Sources:
airdisaster.ru
Soviet Transports Statistics
- 40th worst accident in 1973
- 7th worst accident of this aircraft type
- 5th worst accident of this aircraft type at the time
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
![](/graphics/FSF_logo_no tag_trans2.png)
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation