Incident Overview

Date: Friday 21 December 1973
Aircraft Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Armenia
Registration Number: CCCP-87629
Location: Yerevan-Erebuni Airport – ÿ Armenia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A heavy landing in dense fog resulted in significant damage to the aircraft. The landing caused substantial structural damage, rendering the aircraft beyond repair.A heavy landing in dense fog resulted in significant damage to the aircraft. The landing caused substantial structural damage, rendering the aircraft beyond repair.

Description

Heavy landing in fog. Damaged beyond repair.

Source of Information

https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1538https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=1538

Primary Cause

Heavy landing in fog.Heavy landing in fog.

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