Accident description
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| 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)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baku-Bina International 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:
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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).
Distance from Baku-Bina International Airport to Krasnovodsk Airport as the crow flies is 253 km (158 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.
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