Aeroflot Flight 6709
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. The aircraft bounced several times, separating into three pieces upon contact with trees. The crash and resulting fire caused 4 fatalities and 27 injuries.
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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.
The aircraft bounced several times, separating into three pieces upon contact with trees. The crash and resulting fire caused 4 fatalities and 27 injuries.
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