Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Montag 19 Februar 1973 |
Zeit: | 09:06 UTC |
Flugzeugtyp: | Tupolew Tu-154 |
Fluggesellschaft: | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate |
Kennzeichen: | CCCP-85023 |
Werknummer: | 72A023 |
Baujahr: | 1972 |
Betriebsstunden: | 459 |
Anzahl Zyklen der Zelle: | 261 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 13 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 62 / Insassen: 87 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 66 / Insassen: 100 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 0,5 km (0.3 Meilen) NE of Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) ( Tschechische Republik)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Internationaler Linienflug |
Flug von: | Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE), Russland |
Flug nach: | Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG/LKPR), Tschechische Republik |
Flugnummer: | 141 |
Unfallbericht:While on an ILS approach to runway 25, the aircraft suddenly descended below the glide slope and struck the ground nose wheel-first, 467 m short of the runway. It broke up and burst into flames.
While investigators officially concluded that the cause of the crash was undetermined, it has been argued based on a draft of the final report, that the copilot may have inadvertently trimmed the horizontal stabilizer to 0° on final approach.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Owing to the high degree of destruction and total disintegration of the aircraft in the crash and ensuing fire it was not possible to establish the precise cause of the accident. The influence of unexpected atmospheric turbulence during the aircraft's final approach cannot be entirely ruled out."
Informationsquelle:
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www.idnes.cz»
planes.cz» ICAO Circular 132-AN/93 (50-62)
» L+K magazine (May 2013)
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Map
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 Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport to Praha-Ruzyne International Airport as the crow flies is 1658 km (1036 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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.