1997 Irkutsk Antonov An-124 crash

1997 Irkutsk An-124 crash
Accident summary
Date December 6, 1997 (1997-12-06) 14:42
Summary Multiple engine failure on climb-out
Site Mura Street, Irkutsk, Russia
52°21′2″N 104°12′48″E / 52.35056°N 104.21333°E / 52.35056; 104.21333Coordinates: 52°21′2″N 104°12′48″E / 52.35056°N 104.21333°E / 52.35056; 104.21333
Passengers 15
Crew 8
Fatalities 72 (23+49 on ground)
Survivors 0
Aircraft type Antonov An-124-100
Operator Russian Air Force
Registration RA-82005
Flight origin Irkutsk Northwest Airport (IKT/UIII)
Stopover Vladivostok International Airport (VVO/UHWW)
Destination Cam Ranh Air Base, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam

On 6 December 1997 a Russian Air Force Antonov An-124-100, en route from Irkutsk Northwest Airport to Cam Ranh Air Base, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam, crashed in a residential area after take-off from Irkutsk-2 airport.[1]

Leased by Cargotrans the aircraft was carrying two Sukhoi Su-27 fighters for delivery to the Vietnam People's Air Force (Vietnamese: Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam), with a planned stopover at Vladivostok.[1]

Three seconds after lift-off from Runway 014, at Irkutsk, the No.3 engine surged at approximately 5 m (16 ft) altitude. The aircraft continued to climb, but at a high angle of attack, disrupting airflow to No.1 and No.2 engines which also surged.[1]

Unable to continue climbing the aircraft descended until it struck houses in Mira Street, 1,600 m (0.99 mi) beyond the runway end, killing all 23 on board and 45 persons on the ground.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Accident description". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

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