Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff from Rostov, the cargo hatch opened completely.
As seats 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B were fixed to the cargo hatch the three passengers sitting in those seats came hanging head down outside of the fuselage. A mother and her small son on seats 3B and 3A respectively slipped out of their seatbelts and fell to their death while a man on seat 2A managed to cling to his seat until the emergency landing.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 13 October 1977 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40K |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-87948 |
| MSN: | 9621245 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2486 |
| Cycles: | 1704 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Rostov Airport (ROV) ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Rostov Airport (ROV/URRR), Russia |
| Nikolaev Airport (NLV/UKON), Ukraine |
Shortly after takeoff from Rostov, the cargo hatch opened completely.
As seats 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B were fixed to the cargo hatch the three passengers sitting in those seats came hanging head down outside of the fuselage. A mother and her small son on seats 3B and 3A respectively slipped out of their seatbelts and fell to their death while a man on seat 2A managed to cling to his seat until the emergency landing.
Classification:
Cargo door failureForced landing on runway
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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 Rostov Airport to Nikolaev Airport as the crow flies is 593 km (371 miles).
Distance from Rostov Airport to Nikolaev Airport as the crow flies is 593 km (371 miles).
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