 An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40, similar to the one involved in the crash | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 October 1978 |
| Summary | Engine failure after takeoff |
| Site | 7.5 km southwest of Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk Oblast, USSR |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-87437 |
| Flight origin | Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport, Russian SFSR |
| Stopover | Kostanay-Narimanovka Airport, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR |
| Destination | Taraz Airport, Kazakh SSR |
| Passengers | 34 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 38 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 1080 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia, to Kostanay, Kazakhstan, that crashed at night shortly after takeoff on 7 October 1978. All 38 passengers and crew were killed in the crash which occurred when one of the engines failed due to icing during initial climb out. At the time, the crash was the second worst in the history of the Yakovlev Yak-40, which had entered operational service with Aeroflot just ten years prior.[1][2]
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- ^ Ranter, Harro (1978-10-07). "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40 CCCP-87437 Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Airport (SVX)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2018-01-25.