On 29 Aug 1996, a Tupolev Tu-154M operated by Vnukovo Airlines was involved in an aviation accident near 14,3 km from Svalbard-Longyearbyen Airport (LYR). 141 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The accident was the result of a series of small navigational errors causing the aircraft to be 3.7 kilometres from the approach centerline at the time of impact. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 14 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
On 29 August 1996, a Tupolev Tu-154M operating as Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed into Operafjellet during final approach to Svalbard Airport, killing all 141 aboard. The accident was the deadliest in Norwegian history.
Flight and Aircraft
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 was an international charter flight from Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, to Svalbard Airport on Spitsbergen, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The aircraft operating the flight was a Tupolev Tu-154M.
Accident
On 29 August 1996 at 10:22:23 CEST, during the final approach to Svalbard Airport, the aircraft crashed into the ground in Operafjellet. All 141 people aboard the plane were killed, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Norwegian history.
Cause
The accident was the result of a series of small navigational errors causing the aircraft to be 3.7 kilometres from the approach centerline at the time of impact.
Probable cause
The accident was the result of a series of small navigational errors causing the aircraft to be 3.7 kilometres from the approach centerline at the time of impact.
Contributing factors
controlled flight into terrain
Related events
Same aircraft family
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10 Apr 2010 — Tupolev Tu-154M (Polish Air Force)
24 Jan 2010 — Tupolev Tu-154M (Taban Air, lsf Kolavia)
15 Jul 2009 — Tupolev Tu-154M (Caspian Airlines)
8 May 2009 — Tupolev Tu-154M (Iran Airtour)
30 Jun 2008 — Tupolev Tu-154M (Aeroflot Russian Airlines)
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1 Sep 2006 — Tupolev Tu-154M (Iran Airtour)
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