ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40 UK-87848 Turtkul Airport
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 26 August 1999
Time:10:51
Type:Silhouette image of generic YK40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator:Uzbekistan Airways
Registration: UK-87848
MSN: 9331730
First flight: 1973
Engines: 3 Ivchenko AI-25
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 29
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 33
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:2 km (1.3 mls) from Turtkul Airport (   Uzbekistan)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport (TAS/UTTT), Uzbekistan
Destination airport:Turtkul Airport (UTNT), Uzbekistan
Narrative:
On the second approach to runway 20 another go-around was initiated. After raising the gear the Yak-40 struck power lines at a height of 10 m (30 feet), 2000 m (6500 feet) past the runway. The aircraft belly landed and slid for 130 m (425 feet) before coming to rest against an embankment.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep
» ITAR-TASS
» Tommy Maurer
» Airdisasters.ru


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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 Tashkent-Yuzhny Airport to Turtkul Airport as the crow flies is 689 km (431 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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