Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jan 25, 1987, Tarnogsky Gorodok
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on January 25, 1987 near Tarnogsky Gorodok, Vologda oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of control on takeoff after...
- Date: January 25, 1987
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Tarnogsky Gorodok, Vologda oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control on takeoff after the nosewheel steering system failed.
An Aeroflot Yak-40 veered left on takeoff from Tarnogsky Gorodok on 25 January 1987 and struck an embankment beside the runway. All 26 people aboard were unhurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.