Aeroflot Flight 909

Aeroflot Flight 909
An Il-18 similar to the accident aircraft.
Accident
Date6 March 1976
SummaryLoss of control following electrical failure
SiteNear Verkhnyaya Khava, Voronezh Oblast, Soviet Union
Aircraft
Aircraft typeIlyushin Il-18E
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-75408
Flight originMoskva-Vnukovo Airport
DestinationYerevan Airport
Passengers100
Crew11
Fatalities111
Survivors0
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities7

Aeroflot Flight 909 was a scheduled domestic flight overnight on 5/6 March 1976 flown by Ilyushin Il-18E registered CCCP-74508. The aircraft lost control following an electrical failure and crashed near Voronezh in the Soviet Union. All 111 on board were killed.[1]