Narrative:
During a night time approach to Krasnovodsk Airport, the Yak-40 entered an area with a strong downdraught (at least 5 m/s). The aircraft was flying at a height of about 300 metres, some 5-8 km before the runway. Speed and height was lost and the airplane came close to a stall, banking heavily. Eventually the fuselage hit a cliff on the coast 4,700 metres before the runway threshold, 159 metres above sea level and 79 metres above runway level. The right wing and the right engine separated, the aircraft bounced off and crashed into another cliff. A fire erupted.
Loss of control
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 15 August 1975 |
| Time: | 22:01 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Azerbaijan |
| Registration: | CCCP-87323 |
| MSN: | 9330230 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2130 |
| Cycles: | 1914 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 34 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 38 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) S of Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW) ( Turkmenistan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB), Azerbaijan |
| Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW/UTAK), Turkmenistan |
During a night time approach to Krasnovodsk Airport, the Yak-40 entered an area with a strong downdraught (at least 5 m/s). The aircraft was flying at a height of about 300 metres, some 5-8 km before the runway. Speed and height was lost and the airplane came close to a stall, banking heavily. Eventually the fuselage hit a cliff on the coast 4,700 metres before the runway threshold, 159 metres above sea level and 79 metres above runway level. The right wing and the right engine separated, the aircraft bounced off and crashed into another cliff. A fire erupted.
Classification:
Windshear/downdraftLoss of control
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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 Baku-Bina International Airport to Krasnovodsk Airport as the crow flies is 253 km (158 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Baku-Bina International Airport to Krasnovodsk Airport as the crow flies is 253 km (158 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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Yakovlev Yak-40
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