Tupolev TU-154 crash, Dec 7, 1995 (98 killed), Grossevichi
Tupolev TU-154 accident on December 7, 1995 near Grossevichi, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 98 fatalities. Cause: Crew fed all three engines from the...
- Date: December 7, 1995
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Grossevichi, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 98
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew fed all three engines from the left main fuel tank, creating a lateral fuel imbalance that the autopilot could not counteract. The crew's response to the resulting bank led to an uncontrolled descent.
A Tu-154B on a domestic scheduled flight from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk to Khabarovsk rolled right about 35 minutes after takeoff while cruising at 10,600 m. It entered an uncontrolled descent and broke up in mountainous terrain in the Sikhote-Alin range. Search operations were suspended by weather and the wreckage was found about 11 days later.