Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 August 1993
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Tajikistan Airlines
Registration Number: 87995
Location: near Khorog –
ÿ Tajikistan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 82 / Occupants: 86
Component Affected: Aircraft structure (particularly the left main gear and right gear)Aircraft structure (particularly the left main gear and right gear)
Category: Unlawful Interference
A Yakovlev 40 passenger jet crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan, resulting in the deaths of all five crew members and 77 passengers. The aircraft was chartered to transport women, children, and militants to Dushanbe during the Tajikistani Civil War. Due to a grossly overloaded configuration, the plane overran the runway at high speed, striking a low earth embankment and subsequent concrete pill-box, leading to its subsequent sinking in the River Pyanj. The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 3,000 kg.A Yakovlev 40 passenger jet crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan, resulting in the deaths of all five crew members and 77 passengers. The aircraft was chartered to transport women, children, and militants to Dushanbe during the Tajikistani Civil War. Due to a grossly overloaded configuration, the plane overran the runway at high speed, striking a low earth embankment and subsequent concrete pill-box, leading to its subsequent sinking in the River Pyanj. The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 3,000 kg.
Description
A Yakovlev 40 passenger jet was destroyed when it crashed on takeoff from Khorog Airport, Tajikistan. All five crew members and 77 of the 81 passengers were killed. The Yakovlev 40, configured to carry 28 passengers, was chartered to fly woman, children and militants to Dushanbe during the Tajikistani Civil War. The crew were forced into accepting more passengers, causing the plane to be grossly overloaded. The aircraft overran the runway at high speed. The left main gear struck a low earth embankment, 150 m beyond the runway end. The right gear struck a concrete pill-box 60 m further. The aircraft then fell into the River Pyanj. The maximum takeoff weight was exceeded by 3,000 kg.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Overloaded configuration and excessive weight during takeoff.Overloaded configuration and excessive weight during takeoff.Share on:
