Tupolev TU-154 crash, Jun 30, 2008, Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo
Tupolev TU-154 accident on June 30, 2008 near Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia with no fatalities. Cause: Disintegration of the left...
- Date: June 30, 2008
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo, Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Disintegration of the left engine compressor during the takeoff roll, which damaged the aircraft and started a fire.
An Aeroflot Tu-154M taking off from St. Petersburg Pulkovo for Moscow had its left engine compressor disintegrate during the takeoff roll at about 32 knots. The crew rejected the takeoff and stopped on the runway, and fragments damaged the nacelle and fuselage and started a fire. All 112 people on board evacuated safely, but the aircraft was written off.