Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jun 19, 1987 (8 killed), Berdyansk
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on June 19, 1987 near Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine with 8 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error: the crew decided to land in...
- Date: June 19, 1987
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Berdyansk, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error: the crew decided to land in weather below minimums and poor visibility, landed too fast and too far down the runway, and attempted a takeoff with too little runway left. Poor weather information and control tower management were also cited.
An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 flying from Odesa to Berdyansk landed long and too fast in heavy rain on 19 June 1987. The crew attempted a takeoff with too little runway left, rolled off the runway end, hit trees and caught fire. Eight of the 29 people aboard were killed.