Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 February 1973
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-87602
Location: Semipalatinsk Airport (PLX) –
ÿ Kazakhstan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 32 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A night-time take-off from Semipalatinsk resulted in a catastrophic crash of an aircraft into a snow-covered field, approximately 1457 meters behind the runway threshold. The cause of the accident remains undetermined.A night-time take-off from Semipalatinsk resulted in a catastrophic crash of an aircraft into a snow-covered field, approximately 1457 meters behind the runway threshold. The cause of the accident remains undetermined.
Description
Shortly after a night time take-off from Semipalatinsk the aircraft fell back to the ground and crashed in a snow-covered field, 1457 metres behind the runway threshold. The cause of the accident could not be established
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Weather conditions, specifically heavy snowfall and potentially reduced visibility, likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent and subsequent crash.Weather conditions, specifically heavy snowfall and potentially reduced visibility, likely contributed to the aircraft’s descent and subsequent crash.Share on:
