Sverdlovsk – Tyumen – Ufa – Volgograd

On January 13, 1990 at 12:56 PM, Sverdlovsk – Tyumen – Ufa – Volgograd experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-134, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Pervouralsk Sverdlovsk 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.

71 people were known to be on board, 27 fatalities were recorded, 44 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 38.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 65, passenger fatalities: 23, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Tyumen to Ufa, while cruising at an altitude of 10,600 meters, the fire warning light came on, indicating smoke in the rear cargo compartment. The presence of smoke on board was confirmed but the crew was unable to identify the source of fire. The crew was cleared to initiate an emergency descent and to divert to Pervouralsk Airport. On final approach, the situation deteriorated on board and as the captain realized he could not reach the airport, he attempted an emergency landing in a snow covered area. Upon landing, the aircraft bounced twice, struck an irrigation equipment, went out of control and crashed 3 km from the Pervouralsk Airport. Four crew members and 23 passengers were killed while all other occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-65951, MSN 2 35 17 03, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.9051°, 59.9432°.