Aeroflot Flight 6709

Aeroflot Flight 6709

An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date	19 May 1978 (1978-05-19)
Summary	Triple engine failure due to fuel starvation
Site	Near Maksatikha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 57°46′36″N35°58′09″E / 57.7766°N 35.9692°E / 57.7766; 35.9692
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-154B
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	CCCP-85169
Flight origin	Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Destination	Pulkovo Airport
Occupants	134
Passengers	126
Crew	8
Fatalities	4
Injuries	27
Survivors	130

Aeroflot Flight 6709 was a Tupolev Tu-154B on a domestic route from Baku to Leningrad on 19 May 1978. While cruising, fuel starvation affected the flow of fuel to the aircraft's three Kuznetsov NK-8 engines, causing the engines to stop. ^{[1] [2]}

Accident details

Aeroflot Flight 6709 took off from Bina International Airport at 10:30 a.m. MSK. It was bound for Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad, a distance of 2,550 kilometres (1,580 mi). Roughly two hours into the flight, the engines lost power. Some sources state that this was due to an accidental shutoff of fuel pumping to the aircraft's sump tank by the flight engineer, though the accuracy of this claim is uncertain. ^[1] The crash and resulting fire caused 4 fatalities and 27 injuries. ^[1]

References

1. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B CCCP-85169 Maksatiha, Tver region". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
2. "Aeroflot 6709". planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.