Let L-410 crash, Dec 4, 1984 (10 killed), Kostroma
Let L-410 accident on December 4, 1984 near Kostroma, Kostroma oblast, Russia with 10 fatalities. Cause: The pilot in command lost control after...
- Date: December 4, 1984
- Aircraft: Let L-410
- Location: Kostroma, Kostroma oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot in command lost control after spatial disorientation caused by a faulty horizon gyro; no CVR or FDR was fitted, so the cause is uncertain.
An Aeroflot L-410MA flying from Kostroma to Ivanovo entered an uncontrolled descent after climbing in marginal weather and crashed in a wooded area about 11 km north of Kostroma airport. All on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.