Accident | |
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Date | 19 May 1978 |
Summary | Triple engine failure due to fuel starvation |
Site | Near Maksatikha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 57°46′36″N 35°58′09″E / 57.7766°N 35.9692°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154B |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-85169 |
Flight origin | Heydar Aliyev International Airport |
Destination | Pulkovo Airport |
Occupants | 134 |
Passengers | 126 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 4 |
Injuries | 27 |
Survivors | 130 |
Aeroflot Flight 6709 was a Tupolev Tu-154B on a domestic route from Baku to Leningrad on 19 May 1978. While cruising, fuel starvation affected the flow of fuel to the aircraft's three Kuznetsov NK-8 engines, causing the engines to stop.[1][2] This issue was possibly as a result of poor aircraft design.[3]