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Aeroflot Flight A-53
1975 aviation accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aeroflot Flight A-53 was a commercial flight from Baku to Krasnovodsk. It crashed on approach due to poor weather. It is the second deadliest plane crash in Turkmenistan, behind Aeroflot Flight 112. [1]
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![]() An Aeroflot Yak-40, similar to the accident aircraft | |
Accident | |
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Date | 15 August 1975 |
Summary | Downdraft during approach |
Site | 4 km south of Krasnovodsk Airport, Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-87323 |
Flight origin | Baku-Bina International Airport, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
Destination | Krasnovodsk Airport, Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union |
Passengers | 34 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 23 |
Survivors | 15 |
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