Aeroflot Flight 6709

Aeroflot Flight 6709
Tri-Engine Aeroflot Jet at an airport
An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date19 May 1978 (1978-05-19)
SummaryTriple engine failure due to fuel starvation
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-154B
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-85169
Flight originHeydar Aliyev International Airport
DestinationPulkovo Airport
Occupants134
Passengers126
Crew8
Fatalities4
Injuries27
Survivors130

Aeroflot Flight 6709 was a Tupolev Tu-154B on a domestic route from Baku to Leningrad on 19 May 1978. While cruising, fuel starvation affected the flow of fuel to the aircraft's three Kuznetsov NK-8 engines, causing the engines to stop.[1][2][3][4]

Accident details

Aeroflot Flight 6709 took off from Bina International Airport at 10:30 a.m. MSK. It was bound for Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad, a distance of 2,550 kilometres (1,580 mi). Roughly two hours into the flight, the engines lost power. Some sources state that this was due to an accidental shutoff of fuel pumping to the aircraft's sump tank by the flight engineer, though the accuracy of this claim is uncertain.[1] The crash and resulting fire caused 4 fatalities and 27 injuries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154B CCCP-85169 Maksatiha, Tver region". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Aeroflot 6709". planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Вынужденная посадка Ту‑154 под Максатихой: как экипаж боролся за жизни 134 человек » 24Warez.com - Эксклюзивные НОВИНКИ и РЕЛИЗЫ". 24Warez.com - Эксклюзивные НОВИНКИ и РЕЛИЗЫ (in Russian). 2026-06-25. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
  4. ↑ Евсеева, Екатерина. "Отключил и забыл. «Шутка» бортинженера привела к крушению самолёта". AiF (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
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