Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Dec 17, 1976 (7 killed), Ust-Kut I...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on December 17, 1976 near Ust-Kut Irkutsk oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities.
- Date: December 17, 1976
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Ust-Kut Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Aeroflot Yak-40 on a cargo flight from Ust-Kut to Kirensk lost height in the initial climb after an early takeoff and flap retraction. It struck trees and burned about 1,500 metres beyond the runway end, and all seven people on board died.