Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Oct 22, 1975 (11 killed), Novgorod...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on October 22, 1975 near Novgorod Novgorod oblast, Russia with 11 fatalities.
- Date: October 22, 1975
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Novgorod Novgorod oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A scheduled Aeroflot Yak-40 approaching Novgorod in fog descended below minimum altitude and struck the roof of a printing house about three km short of the runway. The aircraft and a residential building were destroyed by fire, and 11 people in total were killed.