Yakovlev Yak-42 crash, May 26, 2003 (75 killed), Trabzon
Yakovlev Yak-42 accident on May 26, 2003 near Trabzon, Black Sea Region, Türkiye with 75 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain caused by...
- Date: May 26, 2003
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-42
- Location: Trabzon, Black Sea Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 75
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain caused by loss of situational awareness by the crew, who failed to follow SOPs and published approach charts, descended below MDA in limited visibility and misused automated systems. Inadequate training and fatigue after an extended duty period were also cited.
A Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Yak-42 chartered by the Spanish government was flying peacekeepers home from Afghanistan with a stop at Trabzon. In fog at night the crew made a go-around, then flew a second approach on the wrong pattern and struck a mountain short of the runway. The aircraft disintegrated and all 75 people on board died.