Airbus A310 crash, Mar 23, 1994 (75 killed), Mezhdurechensk
Airbus A310 accident on March 23, 1994 near Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo oblast, Russia with 75 fatalities. Cause: Stall and spin after the autopilot...
- Date: March 23, 1994
- Aircraft: Airbus A310
- Location: Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 75
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Stall and spin after the autopilot disengaged from the aileron linkage following unauthorised control inputs by a non-pilot, with delayed crew recognition and recovery from an excessive bank angle.
Aeroflot flight SU593 from Moscow to Hong Kong went into a stall and spin over Siberia at night. An unqualified passenger, the captain's son, had been allowed to handle the controls while the autopilot was engaged, which disconnected it from the aileron linkage. The aircraft rolled right unnoticed and the crew did not recover in time; all 75 occupants died.