Aeroflot Flight 418

Aeroflot Flight 418 was an international passenger flight operated by a Tupolev Tu-154A, registered CCCP-85102, that was operating the second leg of an scheduled LuandaMalaboN'DjamenaTripoliMoscow passenger service. The plane crashed on into a mountain near Malabo Airport on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea on 1 June 1976.[1]

Aeroflot Flight 418
An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved in the accident.
Accident
Date1 June 1976 (1976-06-01)
SummaryUndetermined (possible radar failure)
SiteBioko, Equatorial Guinea
3°30′N 8°42′E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-154A
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-85102
Flight originQuatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola
StopoverMalabo International Airport, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
1st stopoverN'Djamena International Airport, Chad
Last stopoverTripoli International Airport, Libya
DestinationSheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, USSR
Passengers42
Crew4
Fatalities46
Survivors0

Description

The aircraft was en route from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport to Malabo International Airport when it struck a mountain 750 metres (2,460 ft) high at Bioko, Equatorial Guinea.[1] All 42 passengers and 4 crew perished.[2][3]

Investigation

The cause of the accident could not be determined, but the investigation commission suspected a possible failure of the MSRP-12 radar on the aircraft may have led the crew to be unaware of their position.

See also

References

  1. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 7 September 2011.
  2. "Aeroflot known accident record 1966–76". Flight International: 1695. 11 December 1976. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. "Public-transport accidents". Flight International: 1547. 12 June 1976. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012. An Aeroflot Tu-154 is missing on a flight from Luanda to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, as we go to press. It is reported to be carrying a total of 46 crew and passengers.

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