Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jul 18, 1980, Arkhangelsk-Talagi
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on July 18, 1980 near Arkhangelsk-Talagi, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Erroneous action by the flight...
- Date: July 18, 1980
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Arkhangelsk-Talagi, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Erroneous action by the flight engineer, who placed the power control levers in the stop position instead of idle, with lack of proper control by the pilot and copilot as a contributing factor.
On 18 July 1980 Aeroflot Yak-40 CCCP-87793 on a scheduled Kotlas to Arkhangelsk flight had all three engines shut down by the flight engineer during the approach. The engines could not be restarted at low altitude. The captain made an emergency landing on a road, and the aircraft struck a power transmission tower support on touchdown. None of the 27 occupants died.