Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Sep 2, 1989, Bishkek-Manas
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on September 2, 1989 near Bishkek-Manas, Bishkek City, Kyrgyzstan with no fatalities. Cause: Hydraulic system failure after a...
- Date: September 2, 1989
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Bishkek-Manas, Bishkek City, Kyrgyzstan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hydraulic system failure after a cap on the hydraulic tank came loose because a nut fatigued.
An Aeroflot Yak 40 registered CCCP-87509 on a scheduled service from Jalal Abad to Bishkek lost its hydraulic systems during descent and could not lower the landing gear. The crew made a belly landing on grass beside the main runway at Bishkek Manas. All 43 occupants were unhurt and the aircraft was written off.