Berdyansk Airport
Encyclopedia
Berdyansk Airport is an airport
in Berdyansk, Ukraine
. The airport is located 1.5 km (0.93205910497471 mi) north of the city.
Yakovlev Yak-40
(CCCP-87826) was approaching airport with tailwind
in a heavy rain shower and touched down at a high speed. A go-around was initiated, but later aborted. The aircraft overran the runway, struck some obstacles and caught fire. The aircraft was written off (damaged beyond repair).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Berdyansk, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The airport is located 1.5 km (0.93205910497471 mi) north of the city.
Incidents and Accidents
On January 19, 1987, AeroflotAeroflot
OJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines , commonly known as Aeroflot , is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation, based on passengers carried per year...
Yakovlev Yak-40
Yakovlev Yak-40
The Yakovlev Yak-40 is a small, three-engined airliner that is often called the first regional jet transport aircraft...
(CCCP-87826) was approaching airport with tailwind
Tailwind
A tailwind is a wind that blows in the direction of travel of an object, while a headwind blows against the direction of travel. A tailwind increases the object's speed and reduces the time required to reach its destination, while a headwind has the opposite effect...
in a heavy rain shower and touched down at a high speed. A go-around was initiated, but later aborted. The aircraft overran the runway, struck some obstacles and caught fire. The aircraft was written off (damaged beyond repair).