Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, May 13, 1992, Türkmenabat
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on May 13, 1992 near Türkmenabat, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan with no fatalities. Cause: The crew continued the approach in...
- Date: May 13, 1992
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Türkmenabat, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew continued the approach in thunderstorm conditions after losing visual contact with the runway, rather than initiating a go-around; the right wing struck a mast.
A Turkmenistan Airlines Yak-40 on a scheduled flight from Ashgabat was approaching Turkmenabat in thunderstorms and heavy rain. The crew lost sight of the runway briefly and drifted right, and they continued the approach instead of going around. The right wing struck a mast at about 12 m, and the aircraft burned after crashing about a kilometre short of the runway end. All 38 occupants got out, and five passengers were injured.