| Date: | Monday 18 January 1988 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-154B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-85254 |
| MSN: | 77A254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15859 hours |
| Cycles: | 8082 flights |
| Engine model: | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 143 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW) -
 Turkmenistan
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD) |
| Krasnovodsk Airport (KRW/UTAK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Heavy landing with a force of -4.8 g. The tail section separated from the main fuselage at about fuselage frames 49-54. Also, the front section of the fuselage broke around fuselage frames 12-14.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The approach and landing were carried out by the co-pilot (against regulations under conditions).
Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 2/88 (#54)
airdisaster.ru
Soviet Transports
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