Narrative:
The Yak-40 was approaching Vologda in fog. Although visibility was reported 1500 m, the actual visibility was 700 meters, which was below airport minima.
The airplane descended below decision height without having established ground contact and touched tops of trees at 20 m and crashed in a wood, cutting a swath of 204 m. It disintegrated and caught fire. Reportedly wrong information on visibility was intentionally transmitted to allow the arrival of three Yak-40 planes.
» Dmitriy Yertsov
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 16 November 1979 |
| Time: | 18:41 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Leningrad Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-87454 |
| MSN: | 9431136 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Engines: | 3 Ivchenko AI-25 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Vologda Airport (VGD) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Velikij Ustyug Airport (VUS), Russia |
| Vologda Airport (VGD/ULWW), Russia |
The Yak-40 was approaching Vologda in fog. Although visibility was reported 1500 m, the actual visibility was 700 meters, which was below airport minima.
The airplane descended below decision height without having established ground contact and touched tops of trees at 20 m and crashed in a wood, cutting a swath of 204 m. It disintegrated and caught fire. Reportedly wrong information on visibility was intentionally transmitted to allow the arrival of three Yak-40 planes.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Dmitriy Yertsov
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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 Velikij Ustyug Airport to Vologda Airport as the crow flies is 387 km (242 miles).
Distance from Velikij Ustyug Airport to Vologda Airport as the crow flies is 387 km (242 miles).
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