38 Years ago today: On 30 August 1983 an Aeroflot Tupolev 134A flew into the slope of a mountain while on approach to Almaty, killing all 90 occupants.
| Date: | Tuesday 30 August 1983 |
| Time: | 20:17 |
| Type: | Tupolev Tu-134A |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-65129 |
| MSN: | 60630 |
| First flight: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9976 |
| Cycles: | 6515 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 83 / Occupants: 83 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 90 / Occupants: 90 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 36 km (22.5 mls) from Alma-Ata ( |
| Crash site elevation: | 1365 m (4478 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chelyabinsk Airport (CEK/USCC), Russia |
| Destination airport: | Alma-Ata Airport (ALA/UAAA), Kazakhstan |
| Flightnumber: | 5463 |
Narrative:
Tupolev 134 CCCP-65129 operated on a flight from Kazan to Alma-Ata via Chelyabinsk. Approaching Alma-Ata, the Tu-134 descended prematurely over mountainous terrain. The GPWS alarm sounded for 23 seconds before the crew took action by initiating a climbing left turn. Two seconds later the airplane collided with the slope of Dolan Mountain at an altitude of 690 m above airfield elevation, which is 1365 m above sea level.
