Leningrad - Kiev
Flight / Schedule
Leningrad - Kiev
Aircraft
Yakovlev Yak-42Registration
CCCP-42529
MSN
11 04 01 04
Year of Manufacture
1981
Date
June 28, 1982 at 10:51 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Verbovichi Gomel voblast
Region
Europe • Belarus
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On June 28, 1982 at 10:51 AM, Leningrad - Kiev experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-42, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Verbovichi Gomel voblast.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
132 people were known to be on board, 132 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 124, passenger fatalities: 124, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Enroute from Leningrad to Kiev, the crew was cleared to descend from 9,000 to 7,800 meters in order to avoid a thunderstorm area. Few minutes later, the three engine aircraft entered a dive. During an uncontrolled descent, the aircraft lost several elements then partially disintegrated and eventually crashed at a speed of 810 km/h in fields and wooded areas. A huge crater was found at the point of impact, near the village of Verbovichi, and debris scattered all around on an area of 22,7 km2 (6,5 km long and 3,5 km wide). The accident was not survivable.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-42529, MSN 11 04 01 04, year of manufacture 1981.
Fatalities
Total
132
Crew
8
Passengers
124
Other
0
Crash Summary
Enroute from Leningrad to Kiev, the crew was cleared to descend from 9,000 to 7,800 meters in order to avoid a thunderstorm area. Few minutes later, the three engine aircraft entered a dive. During an uncontrolled descent, the aircraft lost several elements then partially disintegrated and eventually crashed at a speed of 810 km/h in fields and wooded areas. A huge crater was found at the point of impact, near the village of Verbovichi, and debris scattered all around on an area of 22,7 km2 (6,5 km long and 3,5 km wide). The accident was not survivable.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
124
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 132
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Leningrad - Kiev
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Belarus
Aircraft Details
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