The cause of the accident could not be determined, but the investigation commission suspected a possible failure of the MSRP-12 radar on the aircraft may have led the crew to be unaware of their position.
^"Aeroflot known accident record 1966–76". Flight International: 1695. 11 December 1976. from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^"Public-transport accidents". Flight International: 1547. 12 June 1976. from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012. An Aeroflot Tu-154 is missing on a flight from Luanda to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, as we go to press. It is reported to be carrying a total of 46 crew and passengers.
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aeroflot, flight, international, passenger, flight, operated, tupolev, 154a, registered, cccp, 85102, that, operating, second, scheduled, luanda, malabo, djamena, tripoli, moscow, passenger, service, plane, crashed, into, mountain, near, malabo, airport, bioko. Aeroflot Flight 418 was an international passenger flight operated by a Tupolev Tu 154A registered CCCP 85102 that was operating the second leg of a scheduled Luanda Malabo N Djamena Tripoli Moscow passenger service The plane crashed on into a mountain near Malabo Airport on Bioko Island Equatorial Guinea on 1 June 1976 1 Aeroflot Flight 418An Aeroflot Tu 154 similar to the one involved in the accident AccidentDate1 June 1976 1976 06 01 SummaryUndetermined possible radar failure SiteBioko Equatorial Guinea 3 30 N 8 42 E 3 500 N 8 700 E 3 500 8 700AircraftAircraft typeTupolev Tu 154AOperatorAeroflotRegistrationCCCP 85102Flight originQuatro de Fevereiro Airport Luanda AngolaStopoverMalabo International Airport Bioko Equatorial Guinea1st stopoverN Djamena International Airport ChadLast stopoverTripoli International Airport LibyaDestinationSheremetyevo International Airport Moscow USSRPassengers42Crew4Fatalities46Survivors0 Contents 1 Description 2 Investigation 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription editThe aircraft was en route from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport to Malabo International Airport when it struck a mountain 750 metres 2 460 ft high at Bioko Equatorial Guinea 1 All 42 passengers and 4 crew perished 2 3 Investigation editThe cause of the accident could not be determined but the investigation commission suspected a possible failure of the MSRP 12 radar on the aircraft may have led the crew to be unaware of their position See also edit nbsp Africa portal nbsp 1970s portal nbsp Soviet Union portal nbsp Aviation portal Aeroflot accidents and incidents Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1970sReferences edit a b Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network Retrieved on 7 September 2011 Aeroflot known accident record 1966 76 Flight International 1695 11 December 1976 Archived from the original on 6 November 2012 Retrieved 10 September 2012 Public transport accidents Flight International 1547 12 June 1976 Archived from the original on 6 November 2012 Retrieved 10 September 2012 An Aeroflot Tu 154 is missing on a flight from Luanda to Malabo Equatorial Guinea as we go to press It is reported to be carrying a total of 46 crew and passengers nbsp This article about an aviation accident is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aeroflot Flight 418 amp oldid 1167246223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
