Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Oct 11, 1985 (14 killed), Kutaisi
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on October 11, 1985 near Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia with 14 fatalities. Cause: Weak air traffic control assistance and radar...
- Date: October 11, 1985
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Weak air traffic control assistance and radar coverage, and poor coordination at the Kutaisi area control centre; crew indiscipline and procedure violations were contributing factors.
An Aeroflot Yak-40 on a scheduled flight from Tbilisi via Kutaisi to Poti struck a mountain slope about 47 km west of Kutaisi on 11 October 1985, killing all 14 people aboard. The crew did not switch from VFR to IFR in poor weather after air traffic control ordered the aircraft to stay low.