CCCP-85480 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

November 16, 1981AccidentHull loss
Following an uneventful flight from Krasnoyarsk, the crew started the descent to Norilsk-Alykel Airport. At an altitude of about 600 meters and a speed of 370 km/h, the undercarriage were lowered. At a distance of 19 km from the airport, at an altitude of 500 meters and a speed of 300 km/h, flaps were deployed to an angle of 28°.
Ту-154Б-2 · 99 fatalities
The accident resulted from a loss of longitudinal controllability on short final due to the combination of the following factors: - A significant reduction in the efficiency of the stabilizers after they were positioned beyond an angle of -20 °, - An automatic reduction of power on all three engine close to idle, - An aircraft with a forward center of… Full accident record