What happened
Aeroflot Flight 2306 was a scheduled domestic passenger service connecting Vorkuta to Moscow within the Soviet Union, with an intermediate stop at Syktyvkar. The aircraft involved was a Tupolev Tu-134 bearing the registration CCCP-65839. On July 2, 1986, during the segment of the flight departing from Syktyvkar, the plane encountered critical issues that necessitated an emergency landing attempt. Unfortunately, this maneuver failed, and the aircraft crashed, resulting in a significant loss of life.
Investigation
The incident involved 54 fatalities among the 92 passengers and crew members on board. The crash occurred during the takeoff phase or initial climb from Syktyvkar, marking a tragic end to the flight segment. No further details regarding specific mechanical failures or pilot errors were provided in the source material beyond the fact of the emergency landing attempt.