 CCCP-86470, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed 8 months prior. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 September 1982 |
| Summary | Mechanical failure resulting in a runway excursion |
| Site | Luxembourg Findel Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| IATA flight No. | SU343 |
| ICAO flight No. | AFL343 |
| Call sign | AEROFLOT 343 |
| Registration | CCCP-86470 |
| Flight origin | Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow |
| 1st stopover | Luxembourg Findel Airport |
| 2nd stopover | José Martí International Airport |
| Destination | Jorge Chávez International Airport |
| Occupants | 77 |
| Passengers | 66 |
| Crew | 11 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Injuries | 70 |
| Survivors | 70 |
Aeroflot Flight 343 (Russian: Рейс 343 Аэрофлота Reys 343 Aeroflota) was a passenger flight from Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport, on a stopover at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, that veered off the runway on 29 September 1982, fatally injuring seven occupants. The Ilyushin Il-62M operating the flight suffered a mechanical failure.[1][2]
- ^ "RAPPORT D'ENQUETE ETABLI SUITE A L'ACCIDENT SURVENU A L'AEROPORT DE LUXEMBOURG LE 29 SEPTEMBRE 1982 A L'AVION ILYUSHIN-62M IMMATRICULE CCCP-86470" [INVESTIGATION REPORT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT AT LUXEMBOURG AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1982, INVOLVING THE ILYUSHIN-62M AIRCRAFT REGISTERED CCCP-86470] (PDF). aet.gouvernement.lu (in French). Luxembourg's Aeronautical Administration. 1983-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 62M CCCP-86470 Luxembourg-Findel Airport (LUX)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-04-03.