Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 15 AUG 1975 |
| Type: | Yakovlev 40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Azerbaijan |
| Registration: | CCCP-87323 |
| C/n / msn: | 9330230 |
| First flight: | 1973 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 24 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 28 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 4 km (2.5 mls) from Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW) (Turkmenistan) |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baku Airport (BAK/UBBB), Azerbaijan |
| Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW/UTAK), Turkmenistan |
On approach to Krasnovodsk (KRW) the flaps were selected down. At the same time the headwind decreased causing a sudden drop in speed. The speed decreased from 250 km/h to 210 km/h. The airplane descended below the glidepath and crashed.
Sources:
» Airdisaster.ru
» Soviet Transports
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.
