Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jan 13, 1989, Monrovia-Roberts
Tupolev TU-154 accident on January 13, 1989 near Monrovia-Roberts, Margibi (Gibi & Marshall), Liberia with no fatalities. Cause: Ground handling errors...
- Date: January 13, 1989
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Monrovia-Roberts, Margibi (Gibi & Marshall), Liberia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Ground handling errors and overloading, with the aircraft about 6,600 kg above its maximum takeoff weight and its centre of gravity too far forward.
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu154 on a flight from Monrovia toward Conakry, Bamako and Moscow failed to rotate at takeoff. The crew rejected the takeoff at high speed, and the aircraft overran the runway into a drainage ditch and was damaged beyond repair. All six crew escaped with minor injuries.