Narrative:
The aircraft struck trees 1700 m short of the runway and broke up after the pilot intentionally departed from the prescribed approach pattern during a late night approach to runway 08 at Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 14 September 1990 |
| Time: | 01:53 |
| Type: |  Yakovlev Yak-42 |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-42351 |
| MSN: | 1811379 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4509 |
| Cycles: | 2824 |
| Engines: | 3 Lotarev D-36 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 124 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 129 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,7 km (1.1 mls) W of Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport (SVX) ( Russia)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Volgograd Airport (VOG/URWW), Russia |
| Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport (SVX/USSS), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 8175 |
The aircraft struck trees 1700 m short of the runway and broke up after the pilot intentionally departed from the prescribed approach pattern during a late night approach to runway 08 at Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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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 Volgograd Airport to Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport as the crow flies is 1401 km (876 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Volgograd Airport to Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport as the crow flies is 1401 km (876 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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