Narrative:
The Yak-40 touched down with a strong cross wind. The left main gear broke, causing the left wing to touch touched the ground. Consequently the aircraft veered off the runway. A fire erupted. Fourteen passengers were injured in the accident.
Runway excursion
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 31 May 1982 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-87485 |
| MSN: | 9441338 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 31 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dnepropetrovsk Airport (DNK) ( Ukraine)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Dnepropetrovsk Airport (DNK/UKDD), Ukraine |
The Yak-40 touched down with a strong cross wind. The left main gear broke, causing the left wing to touch touched the ground. Consequently the aircraft veered off the runway. A fire erupted. Fourteen passengers were injured in the accident.
Classification:
Heavy landingRunway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» airdisaster.ru
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