Tashkent - Turtkul

On August 26, 1999 at 10:51 AM, Tashkent - Turtkul experienced a crash involving Yakovlev Yak-40, operated by Uzbekistan Airways - Uzbekistan Havo Jullary, with the event recorded near Turtkul Karakalpakstan (Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi).

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.

33 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 31 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 6.1%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 29, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Turtkul Airport, the aircraft was not properly aligned on the glide and the captain initiated a go-around procedure. During a second attempt to land, the aircraft position was wrong so the pilot passed over the runway 20 at a height of about 4-7 metres then initiated a second go-around procedure. The aircraft passed over the runway end at a height of 10 metres when the landing gear were retracted. At a distance of 2 km past the runway end, the aircraft collided with trees and power cables, crash landed, slid for about 130 metres and came to rest against an embankment. Two passengers were killed while four others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration UK-87848, MSN 9 33 17 30, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.5499°, 60.9945°.