Aeroflot Flight 4225
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Aeroflot Flight 4225 was a Tupolev Tu-154B-2 on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Alma-Ata Airport (now Almaty) to Simferopol Airport on 8 July 1980. The aircraft had reached an altitude of no more than 500 feet when the airspeed suddenly dropped because of thermal currents it encountered during the climb out. This caused the airplane to stall less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi; 2.7 nmi) from the airport, crash and catch fire, killing all 156 passengers and 10 crew on board.[1] To date, it remains the deadliest aviation accident in Kazakhstan.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 8 July 1980 (1980-07-08) |
Summary | Microburst-induced windshear, loss of airspeed due to thermal currents causing a stall |
Site | Near Almaty International Airport, Almaty, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 43°19′42″N 76°59′19″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-85355 |
Flight origin | Almaty International Airport |
Destination | Simferopol Airport |
Occupants | 166 |
Passengers | 156 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 166 |
Survivors | 0 |
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