Vinnitsa - Simferopol
Flight / Schedule
Vinnitsa - Simferopol
Aircraft
Antonov AN-10Registration
CCCP-11188
MSN
0 4 020 05
Year of Manufacture
1960
Date
August 8, 1970 at 08:52 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Chi<U+0219>inau Chi<U+0219>inau City District
Region
Europe • Moldova
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On August 8, 1970 at 08:52 PM, Vinnitsa - Simferopol experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-10, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Chi<U+0219>inau Chi<U+0219>inau City District.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
114 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 113 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.9%.
Crew on board: 107, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising at an altitude of 5,400 meters on a flight from Vinnitsa to Simferopol, the crew informed ATC that smoke spread in the cabin and was cleared to divert to Chi<U+0219>inau Airport. Few minutes later, the engine number four caught fire. The crew feathered its propeller when the oil pressure dropped and the propeller left the feather mode. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, the captain elected to make an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located 38 km north of Chi<U+0219>inau Airport and came to rest. The navigator, the radio operator, one flight attendant and 19 passengers were slightly injured while a passenger while killed. All other occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-11188, MSN 0 4 020 05, year of manufacture 1960.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
0
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising at an altitude of 5,400 meters on a flight from Vinnitsa to Simferopol, the crew informed ATC that smoke spread in the cabin and was cleared to divert to Chi<U+0219>inau Airport. Few minutes later, the engine number four caught fire. The crew feathered its propeller when the oil pressure dropped and the propeller left the feather mode. Unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, the captain elected to make an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a field located 38 km north of Chi<U+0219>inau Airport and came to rest. The navigator, the radio operator, one flight attendant and 19 passengers were slightly injured while a passenger while killed. All other occupants escaped uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
107
Passengers On Board
7
Estimated Survivors
113
Fatality Rate
0.9%
Known people on board: 114
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Vinnitsa - Simferopol
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Moldova
Aircraft Details
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