1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision

When

11 Aug 1979

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

48.59° N, 34.66° E

Description

1979 aviation accident

Deaths

178

Fatal aviation accident in Ukraine

On 11 August 1979, a mid-air collision occurred over the Ukrainian SSR, near the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk. The aircraft involved were both Tupolev Tu-134As on scheduled domestic passenger flights, operated by Aeroflot. All 178 people aboard both aircraft died in the accident.

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• Wikidata: air, rail, road, mining and industrial accidentsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Collision aérienne de Dniprodzerjynsk”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Авиационное столкновение над Днепродзержинском, в результате чего погибли 178 человек, включая футбольную команду «Пахтакор»”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page