Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, Mar 9, 2000 (9 killed), Moscow-She...
Yakovlev Yak-40 accident on March 9, 2000 near Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow oblast, Russia with 9 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall after liftoff...
- Date: March 9, 2000
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-40
- Location: Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall after liftoff caused by poor flight preparation, a rushed takeoff, frost and snow contamination, incorrect flap setting and insufficient rotation speed.
A Vologda Air Yak-40 chartered from Moscow to Kiev was rushed off in snowfall after passengers were late. The aircraft was not deiced, the flaps were set below the required setting and rotation began too slowly, and it stalled after liftoff and crashed 1,200 metres from the departure point. All nine people on board died, including journalist Artiom Borovik.