Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Dec 14, 1974 (7 killed), Bukhara B...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on December 14, 1974 near Bukhara Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan with 7 fatalities.
- Date: December 14, 1974
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Bukhara Bukhara Province, Uzbekistan
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Yak40 on a scheduled Bukhara to Samarkand service rejected its takeoff after a nose gear problem. It could not stop in time, overran the runway, struck an embankment and caught fire, killing seven passengers.