Narrative:
A Yak-40 passenger plane crashed in a dacha colony close to Chardzhou Airport (CRZ), Turkmenistan. All 34 on board survived.
The airplane banked steeply to the left after entering wake turbulence of Mil Mi-6 helicopter during the approach to Chardzhou. The pilot lost control and the airplane impacted terrain short of the runway.
» Dmitriy Yertsov
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 20 March 1979 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40K |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan |
| Registration: | CCCP-87930 |
| MSN: | 9740156 |
| First flight: | 1977 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 35 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Chardzhou Airport (CRZ) ( Turkmenistan)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Ashgabat Airport (ASB/UTAA), Turkmenistan |
| Chardzhou Airport (CRZ/UTAV), Turkmenistan |
A Yak-40 passenger plane crashed in a dacha colony close to Chardzhou Airport (CRZ), Turkmenistan. All 34 on board survived.
The airplane banked steeply to the left after entering wake turbulence of Mil Mi-6 helicopter during the approach to Chardzhou. The pilot lost control and the airplane impacted terrain short of the runway.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Dmitriy Yertsov
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Map
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 Ashgabat Airport to Chardzhou Airport as the crow flies is 470 km (293 miles).
Distance from Ashgabat Airport to Chardzhou Airport as the crow flies is 470 km (293 miles).
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