Tupolev TU-134 crash, Oct 20, 1986 (70 killed), Kuybyshev
Tupolev TU-134 accident on October 20, 1986 near Kuybyshev, Samara oblast, Russia with 70 fatalities. Cause: The captain attempted a blind approach in...
- Date: October 20, 1986
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-134
- Location: Kuybyshev, Samara oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 70
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain attempted a blind approach in violation of procedures and continued past decision height without a go around, with no correction from the rest of the crew.
Aeroflot Flight 6502, a Tu-134A flying from Sverdlovsk toward Grozny via Kuybyshev, was flown toward a blind landing for training with the captain side window blinds closed. It touched down hard about 132 m past the threshold, the left wing collapsed and the aircraft burned, killing 70 people.