Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Jan 24, 1988 (27 killed), Nizhneva...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on January 24, 1988 near Nizhnevartovsk, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia with 27 fatalities. Cause: Not officially determined;...
- Date: January 24, 1988
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Nizhnevartovsk, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Not officially determined; the sudden loss of power from the engines after takeoff remains unexplained.
An Aeroflot Yak-40 charter flying from Nizhnevartovsk to Bugulma with a stop at Tyumen lost power from its engines soon after takeoff. It rolled to about 60 degrees and crashed in a field beyond the runway end, killing 27 of the 31 people on board.