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.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 23 December 1973 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-124V |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-45044 |
| MSN: | 3351104 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Engines: | 2 Soloviev D-20P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 17 / Occupants: 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Vinniki ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lviv-Snilow Airport (LWO/UKLL), Ukraine |
| Kiev-Borispol Airport (KBP/UKBB), Ukraine | |
| Flightnumber: | 5398 |
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.
Classification:
Engine fireLoss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Lviv-Snilow Airport to Kiev-Borispol Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (309 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lviv-Snilow Airport to Kiev-Borispol Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (309 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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