Global InformationAeroflot Flight 6709 information
 An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 May 1978 |
| Summary | Triple engine failure due to fuel starvation |
| Site | Near Maksatikha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 57°46′36″N 35°58′09″E / 57.7766°N 35.9692°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-154B |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-85169 |
| Flight origin | Heydar Aliyev International Airport |
| Destination | Pulkovo Airport |
| Occupants | 134 |
| Passengers | 126 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 27 |
| Survivors | 130 |
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] This issue was possibly as a result of poor aircraft design.[3]
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- ^ "Aeroflot 6709". planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Катастрофа Ту-154Б Азербайджанского УГА в р-не Максатихи (борт CCCP-85169), 19 мая 1978 года" (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 21 September 2020.