Moscow – Hajigabul – Tbilisi
Flight / Schedule
Moscow – Hajigabul – Tbilisi
Aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 AlbemarleRegistration
CCCP-L403
MSN
P1640
Year of Manufacture
1943
Date
June 26, 1943 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Yevlakh Aran
Region
Asia • Azerbaijan
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 26, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Hajigabul – Tbilisi experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 Albemarle, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Yevlakh Aran.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. On the leg from Hajigabul to Tbilisi of a route proving flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi when the crew decided to land at Yevlakh (Azerbaijan) due to an oil leak on the left engine. But the "Exactor" hydraulic control system of the propellers failed due to a design fault so that propeller pitch increased and the propeller thrust decreased, making it impossible to reach Yevlakh Airfield. The crew made a forced landing near Yevlakh and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair as the tail broke off. All 4 crew members and 3 passengers were slightly injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-L403, MSN P1640, year of manufacture 1943.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
On the leg from Hajigabul to Tbilisi of a route proving flight from Moscow-Vnukovo to Tbilisi when the crew decided to land at Yevlakh (Azerbaijan) due to an oil leak on the left engine. But the "Exactor" hydraulic control system of the propellers failed due to a design fault so that propeller pitch increased and the propeller thrust decreased, making it impossible to reach Yevlakh Airfield. The crew made a forced landing near Yevlakh and the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair as the tail broke off. All 4 crew members and 3 passengers were slightly injured.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
7
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Moscow – Hajigabul – Tbilisi
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Azerbaijan
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 AlbemarleRegistration
CCCP-L403
MSN
P1640
Year of Manufacture
1943
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