Accident Yakovlev Yak-42 CCCP-42303, Monday 30 May 1977
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Date:Monday 30 May 1977
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic YK42 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Yakovlev Yak-42
Owner/operator:Aeroflot
Registration: CCCP-42303
MSN: 02
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Lviv Airport (LWO) -   Ukraine
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Moscow
Destination airport:Lviv Airport (LWO)
Narrative:
The aircraft heading from Moscow (unknown airport) to Paris - Le Bourget had been scheduled to refuel in Lviv (LWO).
The aircraft crashed just short of the runway due to design flaws of the D-36 engines at low speeds. The airframe was destroyed and caught fire, no casualties.

Sources:

https://photo-lviv.in.ua/istoriya-aviakatastrof-u-lvovi/
https://www.scramble.nl/database/soviet/details/206_79762

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jun-2024 07:24 ahlviv Added
04-Jun-2024 07:29 ASN Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ]

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