Narrative:
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.
Forced landing outside airport
» Soviet Transports
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 May 1978 |
| Time: | 13:43 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Azerbaijan |
| Registration: | CCCP-85169 |
| MSN: | 76A169 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3308 |
| Cycles: | 1567 |
| Engines: | 3 Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 126 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 134 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 5 km (3.1 mls) SE of Maksatiha, Tver region ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Baku-Bina International Airport (BAK/UBBB), Azerbaijan |
| Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 6709 |
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.
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» airdisaster.ru» Soviet Transports
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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-Bina International Airport to Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport as the crow flies is 2532 km (1582 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Baku-Bina International Airport to Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport as the crow flies is 2532 km (1582 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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