Volgograd – Sverdlovsk – Ekaterinbourg

On September 14, 1990 at 01:53 AM, Volgograd – Sverdlovsk – Ekaterinbourg experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-42, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo 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.

129 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 125 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 3.1%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 124, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful flight from Volgograd, the crew started a night descent to Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport. On final approach, the crew failed to realize he was misaligned and that his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck trees. It descended until it crashed in an open field located 1,700 meters short of runway 08 threshold and came to rest, broken in two. Three passengers and a crew member were killed while all other occupants were evacuated, among them 40 were wounded.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-42351, MSN 18 11 379, year of manufacture 1988.