List of accidents and incidents involving the Yakovlev Yak-40

The Yak-40 has been involved in 155 accidents and incidents, resulting in a total of 870 fatalities.

1970s

3 September 1970

Aeroflot Flight Sh-4, operated by a Yak-40 (CCCP-87690), collided with the side of Mount Airy-Tash, located 56 mi northeast of Leninabad (now Khujand), Tajik SSR, at an altitude of 2,100 m (6,890 ft). The crash was attributed to pilot error, and all 21 passengers and crew perished.

28 July 1971

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87719) overran the runway upon landing at Lipetsk Airport after touching down at excessive speed, a situation caused by pilot error. Although there were no injuries, the aircraft was declared a total loss.

25 January 1972

A Yak-40 (YA-KAD) operated by Bakhtar Afghan Airlines collided with trees during its approach to Khost Airport in Afghanistan, sustaining severe damage. No fatalities occurred, but the plane was written off.

4 May 1972

Aeroflot Flight B-608, flying a Yak-40 (CCCP-87778), crashed while on final approach to Bratsk Airport after losing control due to windshear, resulting in the deaths of all 18 occupants.

22 October 1972

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87819) stalled and crashed during takeoff from Krasnoyarsk Severny Airport because of icing conditions. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.

28 February 1973

Aeroflot Flight X-167, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87602), crashed adjacent to the runway at Semipalatinsk Airport during takeoff, killing all 32 on board. The exact cause remains undetermined, though stabilizer malfunction or pilot error are suspected.

8 August 1973

Aeroflot Flight A-547, using a Yak-40 (CCCP-87790), veered off the runway during takeoff from Arkhangelsk Airport after an electrical fault caused elevator lock-up. The co-pilot died in the accident. It was determined that the pilot should have aborted the takeoff instead of continuing.

2 November 1973

Aeroflot Flight 19, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87607), was hijacked by four individuals demanding money and passage to Sweden. The aircraft was stormed on the ground in Moscow, resulting in the arrest of the hijackers; two of them died during the incident.

21 December 1973

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87629) executed a hard landing at Erebuni Airport amid foggy conditions. While there were no casualties, the aircraft was written off.

1973

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87746) reportedly suffered an accident at an unspecified location and was subsequently removed from service on 7 September 1973.

9 April 1974

After aborting takeoff at Kazan Airport, an Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87369) ran off the runway. All 34 passengers and crew survived, but the aircraft was written off.

2 May 1974

Aeroflot Flight 1255, operated with a Yak-40 (CCCP-87398), overran the runway following an aborted takeoff at Rostov Airport. One passenger out of 38 lost their life.

23 May 1974

Aeroflot Flight 166N, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87579), crashed during approach to Kyiv possibly due to crew incapacitation caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. All 29 aboard perished.

14 December 1974

Aeroflot Flight 124, flying a Yak-40 (CCCP-87630), overran the runway at Bukhara Airport after aborting takeoff due to an elevator lock condition. Seven out of nineteen occupants died.

28 January 1975

Following an aborted takeoff caused by loss of control, an Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87825) ran off the runway at Zaporozhye Airport. All seventeen onboard survived, but the aircraft was written off.

19 February 1975

General Air Flight 1745, utilizing a Yak-40FG (D-BOBD), veered off the runway upon landing at Saarbrücken Airport after experiencing thrust reverser failure. All sixteen passengers survived, although the plane was damaged beyond repair. This flight operated on behalf of Lufthansa between Frankfurt and Saarbrücken.

15 July 1975

Aeroflot Flight E-15, aboard a Yak-40 (CCCP-87415), crashed into Mount Mtirala in the Caucasus Mountains during a go-around maneuver at Chorokh Airport under adverse weather conditions, killing all forty-one onboard.

15 August 1975

Aeroflot Flight 53A, flying a Yak-40 (CCCP-87323), encountered a downdraft leading to near-stall and subsequent crash while approaching Türkmenbaşy International Airport. The incident was attributed to pilot error combined with poor weather, resulting in twenty-three fatalities out of twenty-eight passengers—the deadliest aviation disaster in Turkmenistan's history.

6 October 1975

An Aeroflot Yak‑40 (CCCP‑87328) landed wheels-up short of Kirov Airport’s runway after all three engines inexplicably throttled down. The aircraft struck obstacles causing severe damage and fire but all thirty-two onboard survived.

22 October 1975

Aeroflot Flight 98L operating a Yak‑40 (CCCP‑87458) crashed near Novgorod Airport amid poor visibility caused by fog that had not been communicated to crew. After deviating from course following outer marker passage on a straight-in approach, descent continued until impact with buildings and vehicles occurred, killing all six onboard plus five people on the ground.

19 March 1976

A Syrianair Yak‑40S2 (YK-AQC) was struck by an RPG while boarding at Beirut International Airport. Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karam had just boarded but survived unharmed.

2 June 1976

An Aeroflot/Lithuania CAA-operated Yak‑40 (CCCP‑87541) made an emergency landing on a wet meadow near Kiev-Zhulhyany Airport after the flight engineer inadvertently shut down all three engines and attempts to restart them failed. Everyone aboard escaped injury.

9 September 1976

Aeroflot Flight S‑31, flying a Yak‑40 (CCCP‑87772) from Rostov-on‑Don to Kerch Airport, collided mid-air with Aeroflot Flight 7957—an Antonov An‑24 (CCCP‑46518)—over the Black Sea approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) off Anapa due to air traffic control errors. All seventy individuals aboard both aircraft died. The fuselage of the Yak‑40 was never recovered.

7 December 1976

Aeroflot Flight 929 operating a Yak‑40 (CCCP‑87756) performed a forced landing short of Armavir Air Base’s runway due to fuel exhaustion following diversion from Mineralnye Vody. All twenty-nine passengers and crew survived.

17 December 1976

A cargo flight conducted by an Aeroflot Yak‑40 (CCCP‑88208) crashed shortly after departing Ust-Kut Airport amid poor visibility conditions, killing all seven crew members aboard. Investigation revealed failure to adhere to pre-flight checklist procedures.

1976

An Aeroflot-operated Yak‑40 (CCCP‑87563) was written off within Russia.

30 March 1977

During approach to Zhdanov Airport, an Aeroflot Flight 925N flying a Yak–40 (CCCP–87738) descended below safe altitude amid poor visibility conditions and crashed, resulting in eight fatalities among twenty-eight occupants.

11 October 1977

Two armed men hijacked a CSA-operated Yak–40 and diverted it to Frankfurt where they surrendered and sought political asylum from German authorities.

13 October 1977

During flight as Aeroflot Flight 75, a cargo hatch on a Yak–40 unexpectedly opened mid-flight en route to Mykolaiv Airport causing two fatalities.

8 April 1978

An Aeroflot-operated Yak–40 (CCCP–87911) stalled immediately after takeoff from Aldan Airport and crashed adjacent to the runway. All seventeen aboard survived without injury.

17 May 1978

A CSA-operated Yak–40 was hijacked by one individual from Brno but was subdued upon landing in Prague where he was taken into custody.

29 May 1978

Another CSA-operated Yak–40 faced hijacking demands for transport to West Germany but crew successfully overpowered the perpetrator and diverted to Prague where arrest followed.

2 October 1978

Following hydraulic system failure caused by water freezing within leaked fluid lines, an Aeroflot-operated Yak–40 (CCCP–87544) executed a flapless high-speed landing that resulted in overrunning Tbilisi Airport’s runway. All thirty occupants survived unharmed.

7 October 1978

Aeroflot Flight 1080, flown by a Yak–40 (CCCP–87437), crashed shortly after departure from Koltsovo Airport due to engine failure triggered by icing conditions, killing all thirty-eight aboard.

20 March 1979

An Aeroflot-operated Yak–40K (CCCP–87930) lost control near Chardzhou Airport after encountering wake turbulence from an Mi–6 helicopter but managed an emergency landing in a nearby dacha colony with all thirty-five survivors intact.

31 October 1979

After deviating from its planned route due to adverse weather leading to fuel exhaustion and total loss of power on all three engines, an Aeroflot-operated Yak–40K (CCCP–87946) made an emergency landing near Tikhoresk, Russia with all five crew surviving.

16 November 1979

During ferry flight number 564 from Velikiy Ustlug to Vologda, an Aeroflot-operated Yak–40 (CCCP–87454) crashed short of Vologda Airport’s runway after descending below minimum safe altitude amid falsified weather reports issued by air traffic control. Three out of five crew members were killed.<ref>Template:ASN accident</ ref>< ref >Template:Cite web url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-yakovlev-yak – 4-vologda – 3-killed title Crash-of-a-Yakovlev-Yak – in-Vologda:-3-killed website=B3A Archives </ ref >

1980s

3 February 1980

A Cubana Yak-40 (CU-T1219) crashed during landing at Baracoa Airport, resulting in one fatality among the 37 passengers and crew aboard.

8 June 1980

A Yak-40K operated by TAAG Angola Airlines (D2-TYC) was brought down near Matala, Angola, with all 19 occupants perishing; it is believed the aircraft was shot down by a Zambian Shenyang J-6 fighter.

12 June 1980

Aeroflot Flight Sh-88, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87689), collided with a mountainside approximately 44 km northwest of Dushanbe Airport due to navigational mistakes made by the crew while attempting to circumvent adverse weather, killing all 29 people on board.

18 July 1980

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87793) made an emergency landing on a highway in Arkhangelsk after the flight engineer inadvertently shut down all three engines; all 27 passengers and crew survived.

29 August 1981

Aeroflot Flight 674, flying a Yak-40 (CCCP-87346), crashed near Zeya, Russia during approach after descending below the safe altitude, resulting in three fatalities among 34 onboard.

18 September 1981

Aeroflot Flight V-652, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87455) en route from Irkutsk Airport to Ilimskiy Airport, collided mid-air with an Aeroflot Mi-8 helicopter (CCCP-22268) engaged in training operations while nearing its destination. The collision occurred in cloud cover. All 33 people aboard the Yak-40 and seven on the Mi-8 were killed, marking it as the third deadliest Yak-40 accident at that time.

16 January 1982

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87902) performed a wheels-up landing at Shevchenko, Kazakhstan due to fuel depletion; all three crew members survived.

31 May 1982

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87485) veered off the runway upon touchdown at Dnepropetrovsk Airport following a hard landing amid crosswind conditions; all 35 onboard escaped injury.

14 August 1982

A MAP Kazan MSZ Yak-40 (CCCP-98102) disintegrated mid-flight and crashed near Bazarnyye Mataki, Russia after descending excessively due to an onboard fire, killing all four crew members.

19 April 1983

Aeroflot Flight E-46, operating a Yak-40 (CCCP-87291), impacted a mountain roughly 26 miles from Leninakan Airport after deviating from its planned route and descending too low, resulting in the deaths of all 21 onboard.

29 June 1983

While flying over Kazarman, Kyrgyzstan, an Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87803) encountered a severe downdraft at an altitude of approximately 7,200 meters, losing about 2,000 meters with a load factor of 5.5 g. After regaining control, the crew executed an emergency landing at Osh Airport without casualties among the nine onboard. Subsequent inspection revealed significant structural damage from the descent, leading to the aircraft being written off.

15 August 1983

A MAP Arsenyev APO Yak-40K (CCCP-87201) failed to lift off due to overloading and overran the runway during takeoff at Omsukchan Airport; all nine occupants survived.

11 October 1985

Aeroflot Flight 07G, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87803), crashed into a mountainside approximately 29 miles west of Kutaisi amid poor weather while climbing from about 300 meters to 2,400 meters altitude. All 14 onboard perished. The crash was attributed to air traffic control errors.

18 April 1986

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87236) was written off at Kazan Airport after structural damage was discovered on engine pylons one and three.

18 April 1986

Another Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87301) departed the runway during landing at Chita Airport after right main landing gear failure caused by fatigue. All 32 passengers and crew survived.

April 1986

A Bakhtar Afghan Airlines Yak-40 (YA-KAF) overran the runway during takeoff at Qala i Naw Airport, damaging its nose gear. No injuries occurred but the aircraft was declared beyond repair and written off.

17 May 1986

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87928) crashed in the Ob River floodplain near Khanty-Mansiysk Airport after losing a wing during a test flight following repairs from an earlier incident on April 18. All five aboard were killed.

16 January 1987

Aeroflot Flight U-505, operating a Yak-40, crashed shortly after takeoff from Yuzhny Airport in Tashkent due to wake turbulence generated by an Ilyushin Il-76 that had departed one minute earlier. All nine occupants died.

25 January 1987

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87696) left the runway on takeoff from Tarnogsky Gorodok Airport when nosegear steering malfunctioned. All 25 onboard survived without injury.

19 June 1987

Aeroflot Flight N-528, flying a Yak-40 (CCCP-87826), overran the runway during landing at Berdyansk Airport after aborting a go-around amid heavy rain and tailwind conditions. Eight of the 29 occupants lost their lives.

8 January 1988

A TAAG Angola Airlines Yak-40K (D2-TYD) overran the runway upon landing at Luanda Airport without causing any casualties.

24 January 1988

In the incident known as the 1988 Aeroflot Yakovlev Yak-40 crash, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87549) suffered failure of engines one and three during takeoff from Nizhnevartovsk Airport. Engine two experienced temporary issues but recovered. The aircraft stalled and crashed, breaking apart and killing 27 of the 31 people onboard. Crew error was considered a possible cause.

2 August 1988

At Sofia Airport, a Hemus Air Yak-40 (LZ-DOK) crashed during takeoff. Civil flights had been suspended moments earlier due to the departure of Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov’s Tupolev Tu-154. After clearance was granted for LZ-DOK’s departure to Varna with instructions to expedite takeoff, the crew failed to set trim correctly and began their takeoff run midway along the runway. The aircraft failed to lift off, ran off the runway into a ravine, caught fire, and resulted in fatalities for 29 of the 37 onboard. The flight data recorder was never recovered.

26 May 1989

A CSA Yak-40 was hijacked by an individual armed with a fake grenade demanding transport to Western Europe. A security guard subdued the hijacker and the plane landed safely at Karlovy Vary without incident. The hijacker received a thirteen-year prison sentence.

31 July 1989

An Ariana Afghan Airlines Yak-40 (YA-KAA) crashed on landing at Qala i Naw Airport with no fatalities among its twenty occupants.

1990s

1 August 1990

Aeroflot Flight E-35D, operated by a Yak-40 (CCCP-87453) from Zvartnots Airport in the Armenian SSR to Stepanakert Airport, collided with a mountain approximately 22 km from its destination, resulting in the deaths of all 46 passengers and crew. The likely cause was premature descent due to pilot error.

9 September 1990

At Pavlodar Airport, an Aeroflot Yak-40K (CCCP-87914) veered off the runway upon landing and collided with another Yak-40 (CCCP-87451), which was split in half and lost its right wing; both aircraft were subsequently written off.

5 October 1990

An Aeroflot Yak-40 was hijacked and redirected to Helsinki. The hijacker threatened to detonate explosives if demands were not met. After landing, he surrendered and sought political asylum, which was denied, leading to his extradition back to the USSR two months later.

24 October 1990

Cubana Flight 2886, a Yak-40S2 (CU-T1202), crashed into mountainous terrain while attempting to land at Antonio Maceo Airport after two aborted approaches, causing 11 fatalities among the 31 occupants.

30 November 1990

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87394) overran the runway at Dikson Airport during landing with a tailwind at excessive speed; all 35 onboard survived.

11 December 1990

A hijacking attempt on an Aeroflot Yak-40 bound for Turkey was thwarted when the plane landed at Tbilisi for refueling. The suspect was arrested upon landing despite threats of bombing; no explosives were found.

1991

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87533) experienced nose gear failure after a hard landing at Bykovo Airport. There were no injuries, but the aircraft was declared a total loss.

7 November 1991

Yugavia Flight S-519, a Yak-40 (CCCP-87526), crashed into Kukurtbash Mountain approximately 14 miles north-northwest of Makhachkala Airport amid poor visibility. All 51 passengers died. The aircraft was overloaded, carrying 47 passengers instead of its certified capacity of 32.

30 December 1991

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (CCCP-87521) crashed during takeoff from Velsk Airport amid crosswinds and blowing snow. All 25 occupants survived despite the aircraft being overloaded.

27 March 1992

An Aeroflot Armenia Yak-40 evacuating passengers from Stepanakert to Yerevan was struck shortly after takeoff by a MANPADS missile reportedly an SA-7 fired by Azeri forces. The missile damaged one engine, forcing either an emergency landing at Sisian or continuation to Yerevan, according to differing accounts.

9 May 1992

An Ararat Avia Yak-40 (CCCP-87532) on an evacuation flight from Stepanakert to Yerevan was attacked over Kalbajar District by gunfire from an Azeri Su-25 piloted by defector Vagif Kurbanov. Despite damage, the crew managed a gear-up landing at Sisian airport. All survived but the aircraft was written off.

1 August 1992

A Yak-40 operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines (YA-KAB) was destroyed during a mortar attack at Kabul Airport.

14 September 1992

A Yakutavia Yak-40 (CCCP-87411) suffered extensive damage due to an engine fire on climbout from Neryungri Airport but returned safely for landing.

14 November 1992

Vietnam Airlines Flight 474, a Yak-40 flying from Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Nha Trang Airport, descended below safe altitude during approach in poor weather, struck trees, and crashed, resulting in all but one passenger perishing.

17 May 1993

An Aeroflot Yak-40 (RA-88244) ran off the runway at Khanty-Mansiysk Airport after its landing gear collapsed upon touchdown. All 22 onboard survived. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

28 August 1993

Amid the Tajikistani Civil War, a severely overloaded Tajik Air Yak-40 (tail number '87995') carrying 81 passengers and five crew overran the runway during takeoff at Khorog Airport and crashed into the Panj River. The crew perished while only four passengers survived. Militants forced the crew at gunpoint to accept more passengers than capacity allowed before departure. This remains both the deadliest Yak-40 accident and aviation disaster in Tajikistan.

25 February 1994

Expresso Aéreo Flight 028, a Yak-40 (OB-1559) with two Russian and one Peruvian pilots aboard, crashed into Mount Carpish six minutes after departing Tingo María Airport en route to Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport. All 31 occupants died.

26 September 1994

A Cheremshanka Airlines Yak-40 (RA-87468), diverted from Tura due to adverse weather conditions, exhausted fuel attempting an emergency landing on a river near Vanavara after ATC and crew errors. The crash occurred about 41 km from Vanavara with no survivors among the 28 onboard.

27 October 1994

Rostov Air Enterprise Flight 156, a Yak-40 (RA-88254), was hijacked en route from Ashgabad to Rostov by an individual claiming possession of a bomb who demanded $2 million and flight to Iran. After returning to Makhachkala where some hostages were released, all passengers were freed by October 26 evening except for the hijacker and some crew. Shortly before security forces stormed the aircraft on October 27, the hijacker detonated a homemade bomb killing himself and damaging the plane beyond repair.

5 November 1994

A Servicios Aéreos Amazónicos Yak-40 (OB-1569) operating on the Trujillo-Saposoa-Juanjuí-Tocache-Lima route overran Saposoa airstrip during heavy rain and crashed into the Saposoa River. Among the 31 occupants were five passenger fatalities and one crew member death.

14 January 1995

While landing at Tobolsk Airport, Chelyabinsk Airlines’ Yak-40 (RA-87565) veered off the runway into an airport fence after thrust reverser malfunctions prevented adequate deceleration. All five onboard survived; the aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

25 January 1995

A Volga Airlines Yak-40 (RA-87464) overran Rostov Airport’s runway on landing due to crew error causing engine number two to remain in forward thrust instead of reverse. The aircraft collided with a concrete fence but all ten occupants survived.

13 April 1995

Kazakhstan Airlines’ Yak-40K (UN-88181) skidded off Dzhambul Airport’s runway in severe crosswinds and struck a concrete pit cover that broke off its right main landing gear. All 31 onboard escaped injury. Preceding this event was failure of an electrical cable controlling nosegear steering.

28 June 1996

A Samorodok Air Company Yak-40 (RA-87423), leased from Sakha Avia, landed nose gear first with high vertical load causing multiple bounces that collapsed the nose gear. Despite engine number two failure prompting glide path deviation during final approach, all eleven onboard survived.

25 July 1996

A Weasua Air Transport Yak-40 (RA-87573), leased from NovgorodAvia, encountered windshear on final approach at Sprigg Payne Airport resulting in short landing before runway threshold. The left main gear broke upon striking runway edge followed by a slide of approximately 300 meters. All eleven occupants survived.

26 October 1996

Tyumenaviatrans flight RA-88257 misidentified perimeter lights for Mi-8T helicopter parking as runway approach lights while approaching Mansiysk Airport. Upon landing, it collided with four Mi-8T helicopters killing five out of thirty-seven persons onboard.

6 December 1996

A Krasnoyarsk Airlines Yak-40 was hijacked by an individual seeking transport to the Netherlands. The hijacker was subdued and arrested when the plane landed at Boguchany without incident thereafter.

1996

Two Weasua Air Transport Yak-40s (RA-87290 and RA-87999) were destroyed on ground at Sprigg Payne Airport after being hit by RPG-7 anti-tank rockets amid First Liberian Civil War hostilities.

29 January 1997

Krasnoyarsk Airlines Flight 160, operated by a Yak-40 (RA-87752), crashed near Shushenskoye in taiga forest due to pilot error. All twenty-seven occupants survived uninjured.

19 February 1997

A Semeyavia Yakovlev Yak-40 (UN-87233) overshot Semey Airport's runway following a domestic passenger flight within Kazakhstan. No fatalities occurred among fourteen passengers and four crew members although the aircraft sustained irreparable damage.

15 May 1997

An Azerbaijan Airlines training flight involving a Yak-40 (4K-87504) ended fatally near Gyandzha Airport when small-arms fire from Azerbaijani ground forces ignited an oxygen cylinder aboard causing fire and loss of control that led to crash killing all six onboard.

29 October 1997

An Ariana Afghan Airlines Yak-40 (YA-KAE) crashed during landing at Jalalabad Airport resulting in one fatality.

25 May 1998

Lao Aviation’s Yak-40 (RDPL-34001) crashed into jungle terrain near Long Tieng in Xiangkhouang Province amid heavy rainfall conditions killing all twenty-six aboard.

26 August 1999

Uzbekistan Airways’ Yak-40 (UK-87848) struck power lines during its second approach attempt at Turtkul Airport before executing wheels-up landing and sliding nearly five hundred feet into an embankment causing two fatalities among thirty-three occupants.

2000s

March 9, 2000

Vologda Air Flight 9651, operated by a Yakovlev Yak-40 (registration RA-88170), stalled and crashed shortly after departing Sheremetyevo Airport. The accident, caused by wing icing combined with pilot error, resulted in the deaths of all nine individuals aboard. This charter service was en route to Kyiv on behalf of Aeroteks.

2000

A Yak-40 (RA-87847) leased from NovgorodAvia and operated by Ecuato Guineana de Aviación was irreparably damaged when its tail was struck by a taxiing Swissair MD-11 at Santa Isabel Airport (now Malabo International Airport) in Equatorial Guinea. The incident took place sometime after July 2000.

May 17, 2001

A Faraz Qeshm Airlines flight carrying 30 passengers, including Iran’s Transport Minister Rahman Dadman, two deputy ministers, and seven parliament members, departed Tehran bound for Gorgan Airport. Due to adverse weather, the aircraft was forced to divert but ultimately crashed into the Elburz mountains in Iran, resulting in no survivors.

January 13, 2004

Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154, a Yak-40 (UK-87985) traveling from Termez Airport to Tashkent International Airport with 37 people aboard, crashed after the crew failed to initiate descent for landing promptly. Attempting a go-around upon realizing the runway was insufficiently long, the aircraft touched down beyond the runway’s end. The left wing collided with a concrete structure, causing a crash and subsequent fire that claimed all lives on board.

2010s

March 17, 2011

During the First Libyan Civil War, two Air Libya Yak-40 aircraft (registrations 5A-DKG and 5A-DKM) along with an Air Libya Boeing 737 were destroyed following attacks at Benina International Airport.

May 26, 2014

A Yak-40 registered UR-MMK operated by Constanta sustained severe damage and was destroyed by fire while parked at Donetsk Airport amid the First Battle of Donetsk Airport.

February 18, 2015

At Boryspil Airport, a BPV Group Yak-40 (UR-MIG) was hit by an Antonov An-26B (EW-246TG) that lost control during an engine test; fortunately, this incident did not result in a hull loss.

July 9, 2018

An AeroBratsk Yak-40 (RA-87397) overran the runway upon landing at Aldan Airport. The airplane incurred minor damage and all 25 passengers and crew escaped injury.