CCCP-85355 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

July 8, 1980Accident
Following a night takeoff from Almaty Airport, while climbing to a height of 120-150 meters, at a speed of 355 km/h, the airplane entered an area of very high outside temperatures (between +30 and +40° C.). High winds and downdrafts were encountered as well.
Ту-154Б-2 · 166 fatalities
The accident was the consequence of the impact on the aircraft of an unpredictable, rarely encountered intense atmospheric turbulences area with downdrafts up to 14 meters per second (50 km/h) and a tailwind up to 20 meters per second (72 km/h). Full accident record