Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Aug 2, 1988 (29 killed), Sofia-Vra...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on August 2, 1988 near Sofia-Vrazhdebna, Sofia Province, Bulgaria with 29 fatalities. Cause: The trim was left incorrectly set...
- Date: August 2, 1988
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Sofia-Vrazhdebna, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The trim was left incorrectly set nose down because the pre takeoff checklist was not followed, so the aircraft could not rotate.
A Hemus Air Yakovlev Yak40 (LZ-DOK) failed to become airborne at Sofia Airport on 2 August 1988 and overran the runway. Civil traffic had been halted for a government Tu154 and the Yak40 was cleared to take off quickly. Of 37 people aboard, 29 were killed.