Narrative:
Aeroflot flight 5385 departed Kuybyshev Airport at 19:42, bound for Simferopol. At 19:53, as the aircraft climbed to 6600 m, the right engine suffered an uncontained failure. Debris punctured the fuselage, killing two passengers who were seated in the 12th row were. Four were injured. The crew initiated an emergency descent and shut down the engine. In the cabin passengers started to panic. Passengers moved to the front of the cabin, creating a forward centre of gravity. The flight attendants managed to get the passengers seated and at 20:05 the plane landed at the Kurumoch Airport.
Forced landing on runway
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 9 July 1973 |
| Time: | 19:53 |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-124V |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-45062 |
| MSN: | 4351407 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12831 |
| Cycles: | 10807 |
| Engines: | 2 Soloviev D-20P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 54 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 61 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Kuybyshev Airport (KUF) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kuybyshev Airport (KUF/UWWW), Russia |
| Simferopol Airport (SIP/UKFF), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 5385 |
Aeroflot flight 5385 departed Kuybyshev Airport at 19:42, bound for Simferopol. At 19:53, as the aircraft climbed to 6600 m, the right engine suffered an uncontained failure. Debris punctured the fuselage, killing two passengers who were seated in the 12th row were. Four were injured. The crew initiated an emergency descent and shut down the engine. In the cabin passengers started to panic. Passengers moved to the front of the cabin, creating a forward centre of gravity. The flight attendants managed to get the passengers seated and at 20:05 the plane landed at the Kurumoch Airport.
Classification:
Uncontained engine failureForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» airdisaster.ru
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kuybyshev Airport to Simferopol Airport as the crow flies is 1487 km (929 miles).
Distance from Kuybyshev Airport to Simferopol Airport as the crow flies is 1487 km (929 miles).
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