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Tupolev Tu-154 accident report
Monday 19 February 1973 Aeroflot Tu-154 CCCP-85023 c/n 72A023
Flight 141 from Moscow (SVO) to Praha (PRG), Czech republic with 13 crew and 87 passengers. ILS approach to Praha RW25. The aircraft suddenly descended below the glide slope and impacted the ground 467m before the runway. Cause : undetermined, can be due to turbulence or incorrect trimming of the aircraft. First flight : 1972
Airframe hrs : 459 cycles : 261, 66 people died in the crash.
location : +-25m 50°07’03.72”N 14°16’46.16”E
Wednesday 10 July 1974 Egypt Air Tu-154 SU-AXB c/n 73A048 “Nefertiti”
Training flight departing from Cairo (CAI), Egypt with 6 crew and 0 passengers.
First flight : 1973. When trying a touch and go on RW23 the crew lost control while climbing out and the aircraft crashed. All on board died in the crash.
location : +-100m 30°05’52”N 31°23’12”E
2 fatal accidents with 72 fatalities between 1972 and 1976 > 4 service years, 42 Tu-154 built , safety number = (72 dead / 4 service years / 42 aircraft) = 0.429
Literature :
Crash Course: Egypt’s Soviet Adventure - YESTERDAY'S AIRLINES (yesterdaysairlines.com)