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Aeroflot Flight 2415 (Russian: Рейс 2415 Аэрофлота Reys 2415 Aeroflota) was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Moscow to Leningrad that crashed shortly after takeoff on 28 November 1976. The cause of the accident was attributed to crew disorientation as a result of artificial horizon failure in low visibility conditions.[1]

Aeroflot Flight 2415
СССР-42471, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date28 November 1976 (1976-11-28)
SummaryCrew disorientation as a result of artificial horizon failure
Sitenear Klushino, Moscow region
56°01′11″N 37°17′30″E
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-104B
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationСССР-42471
Flight originSheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia
DestinationPulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Occupants73
Passengers67
Crew6
Fatalities73
Survivors0

Aircraft


The aircraft involved in the accident was a Tupolev Tu-104B registered СССР-42471 to Aeroflot-Russian Airlines. The aircraft rolled off the final assembly line of the Kazan Aircraft Production facility on 22 February 1960 and was delivered to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 24 March 1960. In the aircraft's sixteen years of operation it accumulated 22,199 flight hours and 13,336 pressurization cycles.[2]


Crew


On board the plane were six crew members, of which four were cockpit crew and two were cabin crew.[2]

The cockpit crew consisted of:


Sequence of events


Final tally of passenger nationalities[3]
Nationality Passengers Crew Total
 Soviet Union 65 6 71
 East Germany 1 0 1
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1
Total 67 6 73
Memorial to the crew of flight 2415
Memorial to the crew of flight 2415

Flight 2415 took off from Moscow-Sheremetyevo International Airport despite bad weather at 6:53 local time. On board the plane were the six crew members as well as 67 passengers, including four children. The weather forecast for the evening was cloudiness limiting visibility to 1,500 metres (1.5 km; 0.93 mi) at best with mild winds. The plane took off from the runway at a safe speed of 290 kilometres per hour (160 kn; 180 mph). After takeoff the pilots reduced engine power and radioed the control tower for instructions to proceed. The crew was instructed to head on a bearing of 265°; the pilots performed the maneuver by setting the ailerons for banking to the right. After banking 265° the aircraft continued to bank to the right, losing altitude and picking up speed in the process, putting the aircraft into a steep dive. The plane crashed into the ground 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi; 5.1 nmi) from the airport, exploding on impact and killing all passengers and crew aboard the plane.[4][3]


Causes


The State Supervisory Commission for Flight Safety board cited among the causes of the crash included failure of the artificial horizon, poor visibility from the cockpit, and lack of warnings indicating the failure of the artificial horizon. Due to the damage to the aircraft caused by the crash, it was impossible to determine if the ailerons were functioning correctly at the time. The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorders were both missing the last six seconds of data, presumably as result of the damage in the post-crash fire. The board concluded that the crew demonstrated excellent calm in the emergency in their efforts to fly with incorrect data from the aircraft; weather was not determined to be a primary cause of the crash. It is worth noting that one member of the board, Markov, disagreed with the findings of the report and attributed the accident to pilot error; but he was overruled by Gosavianadzor who sided with the rest of the board.[3]


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На других языках


- [en] Aeroflot Flight 2415

[it] Volo Aeroflot 2415

Il volo Aeroflot 2415 (in russo: Рейс 2415 Аэрофлота?, traslitterato: Rejs 2415 Aeroflota) era un volo passeggeri di linea da Mosca a Leningrado che si schiantò poco dopo il decollo il 28 novembre 1976. La causa dell'incidente fu attribuita al disorientamento dell'equipaggio a causa del guasto dell'orizzonte artificiale in condizioni di scarsa visibilità.[1]

[ru] Катастрофа Ту-104 под Москвой (1976)

Катастрофа Ту-104 под Москвой — крупная авиационная катастрофа пассажирского самолёта Ту-104Б Ленинградского авиаотряда («Аэрофлот»), произошедшая в воскресенье 28 ноября 1976 года в Московской области вскоре после вылета из аэропорта Шереметьево. Жертвами происшествия стали 73 человека.



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