Narrative:
A Yakovlev 40 passenger jet was destroyed when it crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan. All five crew members and 77 of the 81 passengers were killed.
The Yakovlev 40, configured to carry 28 passengers, was chartered to fly woman, children and militants to Dushanbe during the Tajikistani Civil War. The crew were forced into accepting more passengers, causing the plane to be grossly overloaded.
The aircraft overran the runway at high speed. The left main gear struck a low earth embankment, 150 m beyond the runway end. The right gear struck a concrete pill-box 60 m further. The aircraft then fell into the River Pyanj.
The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 3,000 kg.
Runway excursion
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#109)
» Scramble 172
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1993 |
| Time: | 10:46 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Tajikistan Airlines |
| Registration: | 87995 |
| MSN: | 9541944 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 77 / Occupants: 81 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 82 / Occupants: 86 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Khorog ( Tajikistan)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khorog Airport (UTOD), Tajikistan |
| Dushanbe Airport (DYU/UTDD), Tajikistan |
A Yakovlev 40 passenger jet was destroyed when it crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan. All five crew members and 77 of the 81 passengers were killed.
The Yakovlev 40, configured to carry 28 passengers, was chartered to fly woman, children and militants to Dushanbe during the Tajikistani Civil War. The crew were forced into accepting more passengers, causing the plane to be grossly overloaded.
The aircraft overran the runway at high speed. The left main gear struck a low earth embankment, 150 m beyond the runway end. The right gear struck a concrete pill-box 60 m further. The aircraft then fell into the River Pyanj.
The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 3,000 kg.
Classification:
Overloaded Runway excursion
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#109)
» Scramble 172
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Distance from Khorog Airport to Dushanbe Airport as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Khorog Airport to Dushanbe Airport as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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