1993 Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crash

June 2024 1993 aviation accident in Tajikistan 1993 Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crash Accident Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 Mutzair.jpg Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40, similar to that involved in the accident 1993 08 28 y Excess takeoff weight, runway overrun Yakovlev Yak-40 Tajikistan Airlines EY-87995 86 81 5 82 4 4 Khorog Airport, Khorog Dushanbe Airport, Dushanbe On 28 August 1993 a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Tajikistan Airlines and served by a Yakovlev Yak-40 crashed during takeoff at Khorog Airport, killing 82 people on board (including 14 children). Militants during the civil war in Tajikistan forced the crew to take more passengers than the aircraft was able to carry, which led to an excess takeoff weight.https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-yakovlev-yak-40-khorugh-82-killed Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Khorugh: 82 killed B3A Archives Unable to take off, the aircraft overran the runway at high speed, struck several obstacles and fell into the Panj River. The crash remains the deadliest accident involving a Yakovlev Yak-40 and the deadliest aviation accident in Tajikistan.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930828-2 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 27 May 2014 Crash During boarding at the Tajik city of Khorog the militants, controlling the adjacent area during the civil war, threatened the crew with weapons and forced it to take 81 passengers, while the aircraft was designed to carry only 28. This led the maximum takeoff weight to be exceeded by 3,000 kg. The crew was forced to take off under the threat of shooting. The left main landing gear struck a low earth embankment, 148 or 150 m beyond the runway end. Then the aircraft struck a boulder 60 cm high. Subsequently, the right gear struck a concrete pillbox 60 m further. The aircraft ultimately fell into the Panj River and disintegrated. Four passengers survived. References 37.5125 N 71.5080 E source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:TJ title Category:1993 in Tajikistan Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Yakovlev Yak-40 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1993 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Tajikistan Tajik Air Yakovlev Yak-40 incident Category:August 1993 in Asia Category:1993 disasters in Tajikistan