 | It has been suggested that Aeroflot-Yugavia Flight 519 be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2024. |
 An Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 7, 1991 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to ATC and pilot error[1] |
| Site | Mt. Kukurtbash, Makhachkala, Dagestan, Soviet Union 42°58′N 47°29′E / 42.967°N 47.483°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator | Aeroflot-Yugavia |
| Registration | CCCP-87526 |
| Flight origin | Elista International Airport, Elista, Kalmykia, Russia |
| Destination | Makhachkala International Airport "Uytash", Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia |
| Occupants | 51 |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 51 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Yugavia Flight S-519 was a Russian domestic flight from Elista to Makhachkala. On the afternoon of November 7, 1991, the plane crashed into the side of Mt. Kukurtbash, 23 km (14 miles) from the Makhachkala Airport, killing all 51 people on board.[2] This flight was the deadliest accident involving a Yakovlev Yak-40 at the time, and remains the second-deadliest accident to this day.[1]
- ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev Yak-40 CCCP-87526 Makhachkala, Russia". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Makhachkala: 51 killed". Retrieved 29 September 2023.