Narrative:
The cabin heater was left working unattended between flights. An oiled rag was left on the heater and caught fire, which incinerated the cabin. The forward fuselage burnt out.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 18 February 1978 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154A |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-85087 |
| MSN: | 74A087 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Novosibirsk-Tolmachevo Airport (OVB) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The cabin heater was left working unattended between flights. An oiled rag was left on the heater and caught fire, which incinerated the cabin. The forward fuselage burnt out.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fireDamaged on the ground
Sources:
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