Plane crash Yak-40 BC CAA near Bratsk Airport

• Date of the crash: 04.05.1972, the

• The time of the crash: 23: 34

• Country of the crash: the USSR

• Location of the crash: Irkutsk region, near Bratsk

• Type of aircraft: Yak-40

• Registration of aircraft: SSSR87778

• Name of air carrier Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: East Siberian CAA of Bratsk

• Flight: In-608 

Chronology of events: The crew at preplant straight appeared unexpectedly in strong weather conditions (sleet storm, severe turbulence, visibility 1000 m, the wind gusting 10-14 m / s). Current conditions less than the minimum commander. The aircraft fell sharply, hurt pine forest and fell into 1250 m from the runway threshold along the axis (125 m undershoot to LMM), burned, destroyed. Plunge into the land held in 23: 34 225 in meters from the first contact with the trees.

Data on victims:

• Total on board were people 18: 4 14 crew members and passengers. Total killed 18 people: crew 4, 14 passengers.

Details of the crash:

• Phase of flight: the approach

• Identify the causes of the crash: ATC error, weather conditions.

Data on the plane:

• aircraft Brand: Yak-40

• Aircraft ID: USSR-87778

• Country where registered aircraft: the USSR

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 30.10.1970

• Serial number of the aircraft: 9040314

• Hours aircraft: 1667

• The cycles of use of the aircraft: 2249

• Engines: N 5021053, H 5021071, 5011045 H

Flight data:

• Flight: In-608

• Tour type: Regular passenger

• The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: East Siberian CAA of Bratsk

• The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR

• Flying from: Irkutsk

• Flying in: Bratsk

• Original item: Irkutsk

• A final point: Bratsk

Additional information:

Information about the crew:

• KBC Ivan A. Ivanov

• the co-pilot Valery Bulanov

• flight engineer Oleg Stolyarov

• mechanic trainee Valery Nosarev