Tupolev TU-154 crash, May 21, 1986, Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Tupolev TU-154 accident on May 21, 1986 near Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not follow the...
- Date: May 21, 1986
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not follow the pre-takeoff checklist, so pitot heating was not switched on and the pitot tubes iced over.
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-154B-2 on the Abakan Chelyabinsk Moscow service flew into heavy rain and icing at a cold front on 21 May 1986. The pitot tubes iced, the airspeed indicator read zero, and the crew made a steep emergency descent that caused structural damage; they diverted and landed safely at Moscow Sheremetyevo, and all 185 occupants got out safely.