- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: October 22, 1975
Time: 1653
Location: Novgorod, Russia
Operator: Aeroflot
Flight #: 098L
Route: Syktyvkar - Vologda - Novgorod - Riga
AC Type: Yakovlev Yak-40
Registration: CCCP-87458
cn / ln: 9431736
Aboard: 6   (passengers:2  crew:4)
Fatalities: 6   (passengers:2  crew:4)
Ground: 5
Summary: The crew attempted a straight-in approach in fog but the plane went off course after passing the Outer Marker. The crew descended until the undercarriage and wing contacted a building. Crew error. Attempted to land below minimumns.
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