Moscow – Omsk – Bratsk

On June 13, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Omsk – Bratsk experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Bratsk Irkutsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

118 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 118 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 111, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane departed Moscow-Vnukovo Airport on a schedule service to Bratsk with an intermediate stop in Omsk. On approach to Bratsk Airport, the crew encountered limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. One second after touchdown, the reverses were activated on all three engines and the airplane rolled for about 800 meters when it started to veer to the left. The pilot-in-command attempted to counteract the deviated but the airplane rolled another 526 meters when it veered off runway. It rolled few dozen meters on soft ground then came to rest, broken in two. All occupants escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-85029, MSN 72A029, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.1517°, 101.6335°.