Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jan 18, 1988 (11 killed), Krasnovodsk
Tupolev TU-154 accident on January 18, 1988 near Krasnovodsk, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan with 11 fatalities. Cause: The copilot wrong approach...
- Date: January 18, 1988
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Krasnovodsk, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The copilot wrong approach configuration and continuing past minimum descent altitude without visual contact, with excessive speed and descent rate, poor planning, weak crew coordination, lack of captain supervision and no missed approach.
Aeroflot Flight 699, a Tupolev Tu-154B flying from Moscow Domodedovo to Krasnovodsk, approached at night in low cloud. The copilot, acting as pilot in command, continued below minimum descent altitude without visual contact, and the aircraft touched down fast left of the centerline, bounced and broke in two, killing 11 people.