Accident description
| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 07 SEP 2011 |
| Time: | 16:05 MSK |
| Type: | Yakovlev 42D |
| Operator: | YAK Service |
| Registration: | RA-42434 |
| C/n / msn: | 4520424305017 |
| First flight: | 1993 |
| Engines: | 3 Lotarev D-36 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 37 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 45 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 2 km (1.3 mls) from Yaroslavl-Tunoshna Airport (IAR) (Russia) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Yaroslavl-Tunoshna Airport (IAR) (IAR/UUDL), Russia |
| Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP) (MHP/UMMM), Belarus |
A Yakovlev 42 passenger plane was destroyed when it crashed about 2 km from the runway of Yaroslavl Airport (IAR), Russia. Forty-four people were killed and one is in serious condition. The wreckage came to rest in the Volga River. The airplane carried members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team.
The Interstate Aviation Committee reported that that RA-42433 was the plane involved in the accident. Aviation sources claim that RA-42434 was involved. The latter has indeed been confirmed as operating for YAK Service and photos from the accident scene match the colours of RA-42434.
Sources:
» RIA Novosti
» Ministry of Emergency Situations (MChS) of Russia
» MAK Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC)
Statistics
9th loss of a Yakovlev 42
6th worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (at the time)
6th worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (currently)
55th worst accident in Russia (at the time)
55th worst accident in Russia (currently) » figures explained
6th worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (at the time)
6th worst accident involving a Yakovlev 42 (currently)
55th worst accident in Russia (at the time)
55th worst accident in Russia (currently) » figures explained
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Yaroslavl-Tunoshna Airport (IAR) to Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP) as the crow flies is 882 km (551 miles).
Distance from Yaroslavl-Tunoshna Airport (IAR) to Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP) as the crow flies is 882 km (551 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
