| Status | |
| Date | Monday 16 November 1981 |
| Time | 19:30 |
| Type |
 Tupolev Tu-154B-2 |
| Operator | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration | CCCP-85480 |
| MSN | 81A480 |
| Year of manufature | 1981 |
| Engines | Kuznetsov NK-8-2U |
| Crew | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers | Fatalities: 95 / Occupants: 160 |
| Total occupants | Fatalities: 99 / Occupants: 167 |
| Aircraft damage | Destroyed, written off |
| Aircraft fate | w/o |
| Location | Noril'sk Airport (NSK)  Russia
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| Phase | Approach |
| Nature | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure Airport | Krasnoyarsk Airport (KJA/UNKL) |
| Destination Airport | Noril'sk Airport (NSK/UOOO) |
| Narrative | While on approach to Noril'sk, the plane acquired an excessive vertical speed and descended below the glideslope. It impacted terrain in an open field about 470 m from the runway threshold and slid across the frozen ground for about 300 m. The Tu-154 had a high descent speed, maximum forward centre of gravity and slow flying speed. The high descent speed could not be countered by applying maximum elevator trim. |
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