Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Khabarovsk - Ulan-Ude – Novosibirsk

On December 7, 1995 at 03:08 AM, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Khabarovsk - Ulan-Ude – Novosibirsk experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-154, operated by Dalavia - Dal'nevostochny Avialinii, with the event recorded near Grossevichi Khabarovsk Krai.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

98 people were known to be on board, 98 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 90, passenger fatalities: 90, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Khabarovsk, while cruising at the assigned altitude of 10,600 metres, about 35 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft rolled to the right, entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a mountainous and isolated area located in the Sikhot-Alin Mountain Range. SAR operations were initiated but suspended a day later due to the deterioration of the weather conditions and started again four days later. The wreckage was found 11 days later about 50 km west of Grossevichi. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 98 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-85164, MSN 76A164, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.9850°, 139.5331°.