Penza - Simferopol

On June 22, 1986 at 09:37 PM, Penza - Simferopol experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Penza Penza oblast.

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.

65 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 64 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 1.5%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 59, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. 38 seconds after the crew started the takeoff procedure, at a speed of 230 km/h and after a course of 1,450 meters, a warning sounded in the cockpit, informing the crew about the failure of the right engine. The captain took over control and initiated an emergency braking procedure. Thrust reversers were activated seven second later and the aircraft started to slow down. As the end of the runway was approaching the captain wanted to avoid any collision with the approach lights and ILS system, he veered off runway to the left. While contacting soft ground, the airplane lost its undercarriage then struck a drainage ditch and came to rest, broken in two, about 530 meters from the runway end and about 47 meters to the left of its centerline. Seven passengers were injured while 57 other occupants escaped uninjured. A passenger died from a heart attack.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-65142, MSN 60955, year of manufacture 1978.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.1953°, 45.0190°.