Narrative:
An Aeroflot Tupolev 154M jetliner was destroyed during a forced landing near Velichovsky, Czech Republic following an in-flight fire. The six crew members survived the accident.
The airplane departed Basel/Mulhouse Airport (BSL) with the cabin loaded with lightweight boxes, mostly tobacco products. In cruise flight at 10,600 m a fire started in the rear of the cabin, probably as a result of a heater in the galley that was left on.
The fire could not be controlled and the cabin and cockpit filled with thick smoke.The crew donned their oxygen masks, but failed to switch on their cockpit communications system, hampering further interaction. The crew initiated an emergency descent and were forced to carry out an emergency landing in a field near Velichovsky. The flaps could not be lowered so the airplane touched down on a marshy field at a speed of 370-390 km/h. It collided with a two-meter embankment of the road causing the plane to break up. The flight deck broke away.
Forced landing outside airport
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accident date: 17-11-1990
type: Tupolev Tu-154M
registration: CCCP-85664
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 17 November 1990 |
| Time: | 15:21 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154M |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-85664 |
| MSN: | 89A818 |
| First flight: | 1989 |
| Engines: | 3 Soloviev D-30KU-154-II |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Velichovsky ( Czech Republic)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Basel/Mulhouse Airport (BSL/LFSB), France |
| Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE), Russia |
An Aeroflot Tupolev 154M jetliner was destroyed during a forced landing near Velichovsky, Czech Republic following an in-flight fire. The six crew members survived the accident.
The airplane departed Basel/Mulhouse Airport (BSL) with the cabin loaded with lightweight boxes, mostly tobacco products. In cruise flight at 10,600 m a fire started in the rear of the cabin, probably as a result of a heater in the galley that was left on.
The fire could not be controlled and the cabin and cockpit filled with thick smoke.The crew donned their oxygen masks, but failed to switch on their cockpit communications system, hampering further interaction. The crew initiated an emergency descent and were forced to carry out an emergency landing in a field near Velichovsky. The flaps could not be lowered so the airplane touched down on a marshy field at a speed of 370-390 km/h. It collided with a two-meter embankment of the road causing the plane to break up. The flight deck broke away.
Classification:
Inflight fireForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» idnes.cz» denik.cz
» airdisaster.ru
» Soviet Transports
Photos
accident date: 17-11-1990
type: Tupolev Tu-154M
registration: CCCP-85664
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Basel/Mulhouse Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport as the crow flies is 2218 km (1386 miles).
Distance from Basel/Mulhouse Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport as the crow flies is 2218 km (1386 miles).
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