Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Apr 8, 1978, Aldan Republic of Yak...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on April 8, 1978 near Aldan Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia with no fatalities.
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Aldan Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Yakovlev Yak-40 CCCP-87911 on scheduled flight SU401 from Aldan to Yakutsk suffered a right wing drop during initial climb on 8 April 1978. Aileron correction failed, the aircraft descended into a 1.5 m snow wall and crash-landed in a snow-covered field. All 12 passengers escaped uninjured and five crew members were slightly injured. The exact cause could not be established.