Narrative:
While descending towards the destination, Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport, through an altitude of 700 m, the flight engineer inadvertently shut down all 3 engines.
The crew did not manage to restart the engines and the aircraft force-landed wheels-up in a swampy meadow near Osokorka on the south-eastern outskirts of Kiev. All crew and passengers escaped unhurt.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1976 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Lithuania |
| Registration: | CCCP-87541 |
| MSN: | 9530642 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | near Osokorka ( Ukraine)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kaunas International Airport (KUN/EYKA), Lithuania |
| Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport (IEV/UKKK), Ukraine |
While descending towards the destination, Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport, through an altitude of 700 m, the flight engineer inadvertently shut down all 3 engines.
The crew did not manage to restart the engines and the aircraft force-landed wheels-up in a swampy meadow near Osokorka on the south-eastern outskirts of Kiev. All crew and passengers escaped unhurt.
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Sources:
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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 Kaunas International Airport to Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport as the crow flies is 659 km (412 miles).
Distance from Kaunas International Airport to Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport as the crow flies is 659 km (412 miles).
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