Antonov AN-10 crash, Jan 27, 1962 (13 killed), Ulyanovsk...
Antonov AN-10 accident on January 27, 1962 near Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk oblast, Russia with 13 fatalities. Cause: Failure of engine number four with its...
- Date: January 27, 1962
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-10
- Location: Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of engine number four with its propeller going into autorotation at a height of 140 to 150 m, creating drag that caused the aircraft to bank right and lose height.
An Aeroflot flight school Antonov An 10 on a night training flight at Ulyanovsk Baratayevka lost engine number four shortly after takeoff on 27 January 1962. The propeller went into autorotation, the aircraft banked right and struck the ground about 1,090 m beyond the runway end. Thirteen of the 14 crew and trainees aboard were killed, and a navigator trainee seated in the rear cabin survived.