Last updated: 6 July 2020
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Donnerstag 9 September 1976 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Jakowlew Yak-40 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Kennzeichen: | CCCP-87772 |
| Werknummer: | 9030713 |
| Baujahr: | 1970 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 6842 |
| Anzahl Zyklen der Zelle: | 7174 |
| Triebwerk: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 4 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 18 / Insassen: 18 |
| Opfer des Zusammenstoßes: | Todesopfer: 46 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 37 km (23.1 Meilen) S vom Land entfernt von Anapa [Black Sea] ( Russland)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Rostov Airport (ROV/URRR), Russland |
| Kerch Airport (KHC/UKFK), Ukraine | |
| Flugnummer: | 31 |
Aeroflot flight 31, a Yakovlev Yak-40 on its way to Kerch, had been cleared to an altitude of 5700 m. This altitude however, was intended for the reciprocal track. The Yakovlev collided head-on with an Antonov 24 (CCCP-46518) on its way to Sochi. The wreckage sank. The tail was recovered from a depth of some 500 to 600 metres, but the fuselage and the bodies were never found.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: Violation of separation rules. Contributing causes were insufficient visual alertness on the part of both crews and a lack of 'situation analysis' based on air/ground radio communications.
Informationsquelle:
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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 Rostov Airport to Kerch Airport as the crow flies is 333 km (208 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Rostov Airport to Kerch Airport as the crow flies is 333 km (208 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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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