Aeroflot Flight X-167

Aeroflot Flight X-167

Yakovlev Yak-40 of Aeroflot
Accident
Date	28 February 1973 (1973-02-28)
Summary	Undetermined
Site	Semipalatinsk Airport (Kazakh SSR, USSR) 50°19′59″N80°13′21″E / 50.33306°N 80.22250°E / 50.33306; 80.22250
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator	Aeroflot (Kazakh Civil Aviation Directorate, Semipalatinsk Separate Aviation Squadron)
Registration	CCCP-87602
Flight origin	Semipalatinsk Airport, Semipalatinsk
Destination	Sary-Arka Airport, Karaganda
Occupants	32
Passengers	29
Crew	3
Fatalities	32
Survivors	0

Flight X-167 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Semipalatinsk (now Semey) to Karaganda on February 28, 1973. The flight, conducted with a Yakovlev Yak-40 aircraft, ended in tragedy when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in the deaths of all 32 occupants on board. The exact cause of the accident remains undetermined despite extensive investigation.^{[ citation needed ]}

Aircraft

The Yak-40 with tail number CCCP-87602 had been manufactured by the Saratov Aviation Plant on 29 April 1971. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had accumulated 1,798 flight hours and 1,814 landings. ^[1]

See also

• List of accidents involving sports teams

Notes

1. "CCCP-87602 c/n 9120118". Scramble Soviet Transport Database.