We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
On a night approach to Kiev-Zhuliany Airport, while initiating a fourth turn to join the approach path, the airplane struck the ground at a speed of 420 km/h, gear and flaps up. It crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 16 km west of the airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 29 occupants were killed. Probable cause (official findings): The crew continued the approach by night without proper settings related to the atmospheric pressure. The following contributing factors we
Yakovlev Yak-40 · 29 fatalities