Narrative:
Some 12 minutes after takeoff from Syktyvkar Airport (SCW), the crew of the Tu-134 reported a smoke warning in the rear cargo hold. The airplane continued to climb to 6700 m until the crew decided to return to Syktyvkar. At that point the flight was 140 km away from Syktyvkar. An emergency descent was initiated Smoke continued to fill the cabin and the crew decided to carry out a forced landing. Weather was poor with clouds at 200 m and rain. The airplane struck trees and crashed in a forest some 80 km southwest of Syktyvkar.
A passenger was probably carrying fire hazards.
Forced landing outside airport
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/88 (#47)
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 July 1986 |
| Time: | 11:27 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-134AK |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Komi Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-65120 |
| MSN: | 60482 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13988 |
| Cycles: | 7989 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 52 / Occupants: 86 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 94 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kopsa ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW/UUYY), Russia |
| Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO/UUEE), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 2306 |
Some 12 minutes after takeoff from Syktyvkar Airport (SCW), the crew of the Tu-134 reported a smoke warning in the rear cargo hold. The airplane continued to climb to 6700 m until the crew decided to return to Syktyvkar. At that point the flight was 140 km away from Syktyvkar. An emergency descent was initiated Smoke continued to fill the cabin and the crew decided to carry out a forced landing. Weather was poor with clouds at 200 m and rain. The airplane struck trees and crashed in a forest some 80 km southwest of Syktyvkar.
A passenger was probably carrying fire hazards.
Classification:
Cargo fire/smokeForced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/88 (#47)
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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 Syktyvkar Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport as the crow flies is 987 km (617 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Syktyvkar Airport to Moskva-Sheremetyevo Airport as the crow flies is 987 km (617 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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