Tupolev TU-134 crash, Dec 12, 1986 (72 killed), Berlin-Sc...
Tupolev TU-134 accident on December 12, 1986 near Berlin-Schönefeld, Berlin, Germany with 72 fatalities. Cause: The crew misunderstood English-language...
- Date: December 12, 1986
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-134
- Location: Berlin-Schönefeld, Berlin, Germany
- Fatalities: 72
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew misunderstood English-language air traffic control instructions on short final and lined up for closed runway 25R instead of 25L, then stalled into trees.
Aeroflot Flight 892, a Tu-134A (CCCP-65795) on a scheduled Minsk to Prague to Berlin service, crashed in a wooded area about 3 km short of the runway at Berlin-Schonefeld on 12 December 1986 during an approach in fog. Of 82 occupants, 72 died, including all nine crew, and 10 survived; the aircraft was destroyed by fire.