Minsk – Kuybyshev – Tyumen – Surgut

On February 27, 1988 at 06:07 AM, Minsk – Kuybyshev – Tyumen – Surgut experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Surgut Khantia-Mansia okrug.

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.

51 people were known to be on board, 20 fatalities were recorded, 31 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 39.2%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 45, passenger fatalities: 17, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Kuybyshev, the crew initiated the descent to Surgut Airport by night. The visibility was reduced due to marginal weather conditions. On approach, ATC instructed the pilot to modify his trajectory and to follow the glide as the aircraft deviated to the left. At this time, it is believed that the captain got distracted. After the crew passed the decision height, the captain continued the approach despite the fact he did not establish any visual contact with the runway lights and failed to initiate a go-around. At a height of 38 meters and a speed of 286 km/h, the aircraft passed 50 meters to the left of the threshold and the captain decided to continue. ATC instructed the crew to go-around when, one second later, the aircraft touched the ground of a snowy field some 714 meters past the runway threshold and 113 meters to the left of the runway. With a positive acceleration of 4,8 g, the aircraft lost its right wing and came to rest upside down, bursting into flames. 31 people were injured while 20 others were killed, among them the copilot.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-65675, MSN 2 35 17 05, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.2419°, 73.3953°.