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Uzbekistan Airways Yakovlev YAK-40 plane crash

Tashkent, Ouzbékistan
Uzbekistan Airways Yakovlev YAK-40 plane crash - Tashkent, Ouzbékistan

Key facts

Airline
Uzbekistan Airways
Aircraft
Yakovlev YAK-40
Location
Tashkent, Ouzbékistan
Date
13th January, 2004
People on board
37
Fatalities
37

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Accident account

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from Termez to Tashkent (Uzbekistan), crashed while attempting to land at Tashkent. Weather at the time of the accident was poor, with visibility reported at 900 meters in fog. All 37 passengers and crew members were killed.

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