1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision

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1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision

A Tupolev Tu-134A operated by Aeroflot that was similar to both aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date	11 August 1979
Summary	Mid-air collision
Site	Near Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union 48°35′18″N 34°39′22″E / 48.58833°N 34.65611°E / 48.58833; 34.65611
Total fatalities	178
Total survivors	0
First aircraft
Type	Tupolev Tu-134A
Operator	Aeroflot
IATA flight No.	SU7628
ICAO flight No.	AFL7628
Call sign	AEROFLOT 7628
Registration	СССР-65816
Flight origin	Voronezh Airport, Russian SFSR
Destination	Chișinău Airport, Moldavian SSR
Passengers	88
Crew	6
Fatalities	94
Survivors	0
Second aircraft
Type	Tupolev Tu-134AK
Operator	Aeroflot
IATA flight No.	SU7880
ICAO flight No.	AFL7880
Call sign	AEROFLOT 7880
Registration	СССР-65735
Flight origin	Donetsk Airport, Ukrainian SSR
Destination	Minsk-1 International Airport, Belarusian SSR
Passengers	77
Crew	7
Fatalities	84
Survivors	0

On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision occurred over the Ukrainian SSR, near the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk (now Kamianske). The aircraft involved were both Tupolev Tu-134As on scheduled domestic passenger flights, operated by Aeroflot. All 178 people aboard both aircraft died in the accident.

The official Soviet aviation board investigation of the accident concluded that the crash was caused by "mistakes and violations" made by air traffic controllers.^[1]