Aeroflot Flight 7425
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 July 1985 |
| Type | Pilot error |
| Site | Near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan |
| Passengers | 191 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 200 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Tail number | CCCP-85311 |
| Flight origin | Tashkent |
| Destination | Leningrad |
Aeroflot Flight 7425 on the 10 July 1985 was operated by a three-engined Tupolev Tu-154B-2 which departed Tashkent for a flight to Leningrad. The aircraft was at cruising altitude of 11,600 metres (38,000 ft) at an airspeed of 400 kilometres per hour (250 mph). The low airspeed close to the stall caused the aircraft to vibrate which the aircrew assumed was engine vibration. They reduced engine power to flight idle causing a drop in airspeed to 290 kilometres per hour (180 mph). The aircrew tried to maintain altitude but the aircraft stalled and entered a flat spin crashing into the ground near Uchkuduk, Uzbekistan, which at that time was in the Soviet Union.
[edit] References
- UK CAA Document CAA 429 World Airline Accident Summary
