1976 Anapa mid-air collision

9 Sep 1976 · 44.55° N, 37.30° E

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When: 9 Sep 1976
Kind: Air disaster
Coordinates: 44.55° N, 37.30° E
Description: mid-air collision of Aeroflot Flight 7957 and Aeroflot Flight 31
Deaths: 70

1976 Anapa mid-air collision

1976 airplane accident

The 1976 Anapa mid-air collision was the collision of Aeroflot Flight 7957 and Aeroflot Flight S-31 on 9 September 1976, off the coast of Anapa in the Soviet Union. All 70 people on the two aircraft were killed in the crash. The primary cause of the accident was determined to be error by the air traffic controller; investigators never recovered the fuselage of the Yak-40.

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1976 Anapa mid-air collision

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