Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 19 MAY 1978 |
| Type: | Tupolev 154B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Azerbaijan |
| Registration: | CCCP-85169 |
| C/n / msn: | 76A-169 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 134 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Maksatiha (Russia)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baku Airport (BAK/UBBB), Azerbaijan |
| Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia |
En route from Baku to Leningrad, the flight engineer accidentally disconnected the automatic transferring of fuel of the sump tank. When the sump tank became empty, all three engines stopped. The plane crash-landed near Maksatiha, Tver region.
Events:
Sources:
» Dmitriy Yertsov
» Soviet Transports
Map
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 Airport (BAK/UBBB) to Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) as the crow flies is 2529 km (1581 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.
Distance from Baku Airport (BAK/UBBB) to Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) as the crow flies is 2529 km (1581 miles).
