Minsk - Leningrad

On February 1, 1985 at 08:01 AM, Minsk - Leningrad experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Minsk-2 Minsk voblast.

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

80 people were known to be on board, 58 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 72.5%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 74, passenger fatalities: 55, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. Six seconds after takeoff from runway 13 at Minsk-2 Airport, while climbing to a height of 35 meters and a speed of 325 km/h, the left engine lost power and failed. The crew continued to climb to a height of 220 meters, still at a speed of 325 km/h, when the right engine lost power and failed. The pilot-in-command attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located 10,100 meters from the airport, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found 3 hours and 15 minutes later. 22 people were injured while 58 others were killed, among them three crew members.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-65910, MSN 63971, year of manufacture 1982.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.8400°, 27.4648°.