Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jun 23, 2007, Naryn
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on June 23, 2007 near Naryn, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Engine vibration and...
- Date: June 23, 2007
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Naryn, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Not determined. Engine vibration and overheating led to a forced landing on an unprepared strip; no official findings were found.
A Kyrgyz Government Yakovlev Yak-40 on an ILS calibration flight lost use of its right engine and had its left engine overheating. The captain tried to land on an old unpaved agricultural strip in the Karakuzhur valley at 2,700 metres. The aircraft hit rocks and ditches on touchdown, stopped and caught fire, destroying it. All 14 occupants escaped uninjured.