Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Aug 15, 1975 (23 killed), Krasnovo...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on August 15, 1975 near Krasnovodsk Balkan Province, Turkmenistan with 23 fatalities.
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Krasnovodsk Balkan Province, Turkmenistan
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Yakovlev 40 on a scheduled Baku to Krasnovodsk service descended at night in marginal weather while approaching Krasnovodsk, and its speed dropped. It struck a rocky cliff on the Caspian shore about 4,700 meters short of the runway, killing 23 people.