Narrative:
The Antonov suffered a fuel leak during a night flight. An engine caught fire, which quickly enveloped the wing. The crew initiated an emergency descent. Weakened by the fire, the wing failed and the An-8 lost control and crashed in a forest. The wing landed on the street of Sosnovskiy.
The crew of the Antonov carried out an emergency landing after a fuel leak had caused an engine fire. The aircraft was destroyed as a result of this crash-landing.
Wing failure
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 1988 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-8 |
| Operator: | MAP Moscow OAO |
| Registration: | CCCP-48101 |
| MSN: | 0Zhe-3490 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12272 |
| Cycles: | 5853 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3,5 km (2.2 mls) ENE of Kozel'sk, Kaluga region ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The Antonov suffered a fuel leak during a night flight. An engine caught fire, which quickly enveloped the wing. The crew initiated an emergency descent. Weakened by the fire, the wing failed and the An-8 lost control and crashed in a forest. The wing landed on the street of Sosnovskiy.
The crew of the Antonov carried out an emergency landing after a fuel leak had caused an engine fire. The aircraft was destroyed as a result of this crash-landing.
Classification:
Inflight fire Wing failure
Loss of control
Sources:
» Dmitriy Yertsov» Soviet Transports
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