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| Aviation Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 October 1986 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to pilot recklessness |
| Site | Kuibyshev Airport, Soviet Union |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-65766 |
| Flight origin | Koltsovo Airport, Soviet Union |
| Stopover | Kuibyshev Airport, Soviet Union |
| Destination | Grozny Airport, Soviet Union |
| Occupants | 94 |
| Passengers | 87 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 70 |
| Survivors | 24 |
Aeroflot Flight 6502 was a Soviet domestic passenger flight operated by a Tupolev Tu-134A from Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) to Grozny, which crashed on 20 October 1986; 70 of the 94 passengers and crew on board were killed. The accident occurred when, on a bet, the pilot attempted to make an instrument-only approach with curtained cockpit windows. Investigators determined the cause of the accident was pilot negligence.[1]
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134A CCCP-65766 Kuybyshev Airport (KUF)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.