Airplane Crash - Off Adler, Russia 09/09/1976
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Off Adler, Russia
| Date | 09/09/1976 |
| Time | 14:50 |
| Location | Off Adler, Russia |
| Operator | Aeroflot / Aeroflot |
| Flight # | 7957 /31 |
| Route | Donetsk - Sochi /Rostov na Donu - Kerch |
| Type | Antonov AN-24 / Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Registration | 46518/87772 |
| Cn/In | 37308504 / 9030713 |
| Aboard | 90 |
| Fatalities | 90 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Midair collision at FL187. ATC error. Fifty-two deaths on the Antonov, 38 on the Yak. Violation of separation rules. Contributing causes were insufficient visual alertness on the part of both crews and a lack of situation analysis based on air/ground radio communications. |
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