Narrative:
CCCP-45076, the second Tupolev 134 prototype crashed whilst on trials with the air force scientific test institute NII VVS.
During a test flight the pilot had turned the rudder some twenty-five degrees without reducing speed. The aircraft turned sharply, entered a dive and crashed.
» Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft / Andrei Kandalov, Paul Duffy , 1996 (ISBN 1560918993)
accident date: 14-01-1966
type: Tupolev Tu-134
registration: CCCP-45076
accident date: 14-01-1966
type: Tupolev Tu-134
registration: CCCP-45076
accident date: 14-01-1966
type: Tupolev Tu-134
registration: CCCP-45076
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 14 January 1966 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134 |
| Operator: | Tupolev Design Bureau |
| Registration: | CCCP-45076 |
| MSN: | 0001 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Engines: | 2 Soloviev D-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Chkalovsky ( Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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CCCP-45076, the second Tupolev 134 prototype crashed whilst on trials with the air force scientific test institute NII VVS.
During a test flight the pilot had turned the rudder some twenty-five degrees without reducing speed. The aircraft turned sharply, entered a dive and crashed.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Tupolev: The Man and His Aircraft / Andrei Kandalov, Paul Duffy , 1996 (ISBN 1560918993)
Follow-up / safety actions
After the accident the Tupolev added a limiter on the rudder control. At speed, the maximum rudder deflection was now five degrees.
Photos
accident date: 14-01-1966
type: Tupolev Tu-134
registration: CCCP-45076
accident date: 14-01-1966
type: Tupolev Tu-134
registration: CCCP-45076
accident date: 14-01-1966
type: Tupolev Tu-134
registration: CCCP-45076
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