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Date: | Sunday 16 December 1973 |
Time: | 19:13 |
Type: | Tupolev Tu-124V |
Operator: | Aeroflot / Lithuania |
Registration: | CCCP-45061 |
MSN: | 4351406 |
First flight: | 1964 |
Total airframe hrs: | 14903 |
Cycles: | 13832 |
Engines: | 2 Soloviev D-20P |
Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 45 |
Total: | Fatalities: 51 / Occupants: 51 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Karacharovo ( Russia)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Vilnius Airport (VNO/EYVI), Lithuania |
Destination airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), Russia |
Flightnumber: | 2022 |
Narrative:The Tu-124 was descending towards Moscow when, at 8000 m, a short circuit occurred in the elevator trim system. The horizontal stabilizer moved to a position which put the Tupolev in a dive and a resulting spin. The crew brought the plane under control at an altitude of about 2000 m. Because of a loss of situational awareness and a gyro that had failed due to loads sustained in the dive, he crew again lost control of the airplane. They were unable to regain control and the aircraft crashed.
Classification:
Electrical system problem
Horizontal stabilizer
Loss of control
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
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Distance from Vilnius Airport to Moskva-Vnukovo Airport as the crow flies is 762 km (476 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.