Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, May 17, 1986 (5 killed), Khanty-Ma...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on May 17, 1986 near Khanty-Mansiysk, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The captain elected to perform a...
- Date: May 17, 1986
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Khanty-Mansiysk, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The captain elected to perform a barrel roll in flight, in violation of published procedures.
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 on a local test flight from Khanty-Mansiysk on 17 May 1986 was cruising at about 6,000 meters when it turned right after aileron deflection, then went out of control and dived. The left wing separated under high g load and the aircraft crashed in an open field near the Ob River about 19 km northwest of the airport, killing all five on board.