Accidents
Accidents: October 2011
Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept.

Preliminary Report: Chartered Jetliners Suffer Fatal Crashes

Yakovlev Yak-42D, Yaroslavl, Russia, Sept. 7, 2011–The trijet, which was carrying a professional Russian hockey team to its first match of the season, crashed while attempting to take off in clear daylight conditions from Tunoshna Airport. According to witnesses, the jetliner had difficulty obtaining takeoff speed and overshot the end of the runway by more than 1,000 feet. As it finally became airborne the Yak struck an obstruction, broke apart and plunged into the Volga River. Killed in the crash were 37 members of the Yaroslavl Lokomotiv team and seven crewmembers. One crewmember survived with critical injuries. The aircraft’s flight recorders were recovered and delivered to Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee, which is conducting the investigation into the accident.