GOSNII GA - Gosudarstvenny Issledovatelny Institut Grazhdanskoi Aviatsii

The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Luanda to Lucapa on behalf of Hellier International Ltd, carrying 13 passengers, six crew members and a load of 12,6 tons of fish. After touchdown by night at Lucapa Airport, the crew started the braking procedure when the runway light system failed. The crew lost control of the airplane that overran and came to rest against a house located 60 metres further. Six passengers trapped in the cargo hold were killed as well as one people in the house.

Probable cause:

It was reported that the runway light system at Lucapa Airport was functioning intermittently. Also, the airport was closed to traffic at night.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134 into the Ikchinskoye Reservoir

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1972 at 1827 LT

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev TU-134

Operator:

Registration:

CCCP-65607

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Moscow - Moscow

MSN:

6 35 01 04

YOM:

1966

Location:

Ikshinskoye Reservoir

Moscow oblast

Country:

Russia

Region:

Asia

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The crew departed Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport on a local test flight in which he had to turn off all generators in order to know the maximum life of batteries. On approach, while completing a turn at an altitude of 400 meters, both engines failed simultaneously. The crew elected to restart the engine but without success so the captain elected to ditch the aircraft into the Ikshinskoye Reservoir (Moscow Canal) located 18 km north of Sheremetyevo Airport. The aircraft was partially submerged but recovered and all five crew members escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that both engines failed because during the test, all electrical systems were out of order. The crew forgot that the fuel transfer system was unserviceable as well and that the fuel should be transferred manually. Such situation forced the crew to ditch the aircraft.