Narrative:
Shortly after a night time take-off from Semipalatinsk the aircraft fell back to the ground and crashed in a snow-covered field, 1457 metres behind the runway threshold.
The cause of the accident could not be established
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1973 |
| Time: | 18:59 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-87602 |
| MSN: | 9120118 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1798 |
| Cycles: | 1814 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 29 / Occupants: 29 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX) ( Kazakhstan)
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| Crash site elevation: | 232 m (761 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX/UASS), Kazakhstan |
| Karaganda Airport (KGF/UAKK), Kazakhstan |
Shortly after a night time take-off from Semipalatinsk the aircraft fell back to the ground and crashed in a snow-covered field, 1457 metres behind the runway threshold.
The cause of the accident could not be established
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
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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 Semipalatinsk Airport to Karaganda Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (309 miles).
Distance from Semipalatinsk Airport to Karaganda Airport as the crow flies is 495 km (309 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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