Draft:1976 Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crash


1976 Aeroflot Yak-40 crash
A similar aircraft to the one involved.
Accident
DateDecember 17, 1976 (1976-12-17)
SummaryPilot error leading to controlled flight into terrain
Site1.5 km northwest of Ust-Kut Airport, Ust-Kut, USSR
Aircraft
Aircraft typeYakovlev Yak-40
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-88208
Flight originUst-Kut Airport, Ust-Kut, USSR
DestinationKirensk Airport, Kirensk, USSR
Passengers4
Crew3
Fatalities7
Survivors0

The 1976 Aeroflot Yak-40 crash occurred on 17 December 1976 when a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered CCCP-88208 carrying out a cargo flight, crashed immediately after takeoff due to pilot error as they were in a hurry, causing the crew set the stabilizer at 6° and which the crew did not notice the aircraft was close onto the ground, which crashed into a forest, killing all 7 occupants onboard.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ^ "Accident Yakovlev Yak-40 CCCP-88208, Friday 17 December 1976". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  2. ^ "Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Ust-Kut: 7 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ rzjets.net https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=643182. Retrieved 2024-08-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Авиакатастрофа Як-40 в аэропорту Усть-Кут. 1976". avia.pro. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
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