| Status: | |
| Datum: | 04 MEI 1972 |
| Tijd: | 23:34 |
| Type: | Yakovlev 40 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registratie: | CCCP-87778 |
| Constructienummer: | 9040314 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1970 |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 1667 |
| Aantal vluchten: | 2249 |
| Motoren: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 4 / inzittenden: 4 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 14 / inzittenden: 14 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 18 / inzittenden: 18 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 1,2 km (0.8 mijl) van Bratsk Airport (BTK) (Rusland)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Rusland |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Bratsk Airport (BTK/UIBB), Rusland |
| Vluchtnummer: | 608 |
Beschrijving:The Yak-40 took off from Irkutsk Airport (IKT) at 22:29. While on approach the crew were given the weather information that was current at 23:15. The controller had not received more recent weather information, despite his requests. He knew the weather had deterirorated but he passed the older weather info on to the crew. On finals the flight entered an area with a wet snow storm, 1000m visibility severe buffeting and wind gusts of 10-14 m/s. An intense downdraft caused the plane to contact trees. The airplane crashed and burned.
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Irkutsk Airport en Bratsk Airport bedraagt 485 km (303 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.