Accident | |
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Date | 6 March 1976 |
Summary | Loss of control following electrical failure |
Site | Near Verkhnyaya Khava, Voronezh Oblast, Soviet Union |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-18E |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-75408 |
Flight origin | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport |
Destination | Yerevan Airport |
Passengers | 100 |
Crew | 11 |
Fatalities | 111 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 7 |
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CAP 479 - World Airline Accident Summary - Volume 2: 1976 onwards. London: Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom). 1974. ISBN 0-86039-344-5.