1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision

1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision

Accident
Date	18 September 1981
Summary	Mid-air collision resulting from ATC error
Site	11 km (6.9 miles) east of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport, Soviet Union
Total fatalities	40
Total survivors	0
First aircraft
A Yakovlev Yak-40, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Type	Yakovlev Yak-40
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	CCCP-87455
Flight origin	Irkutsk Airport (IKT/UIII), Soviet Union
Destination	Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport (UIBV), Soviet Union
Passengers	29
Crew	4
Survivors	0
Second aircraft
A Mil Mi-8, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident.
Type	Mil Mi-8T
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	CCCP-22268
Flight origin	Bratsk Airport (UIBB), Soviet Union
Destination	Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport (UIBV), Soviet Union
Crew	7
Survivors	0

The 1981 Zheleznogorsk mid-air collision was an accident involving a Yakovlev Yak-40 jet and a Mil Mi-8T helicopter, both operated by the Russian airline Aeroflot, 11 km (6.9 miles) east of Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy Airport, Soviet Union, on 18 September 1981. None of the combined 40 passengers and crew on either aircraft survived.^[1]