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Date Wednesday 8 October 1980
Time
Type Silhouette image of generic T154 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
Operator Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration CCCP-85321
MSN 78A321
Year of manufature 1978
Engines Kuznetsov NK-8-2U
Crew Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Passengers Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 174
Total occupants Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 184
Aircraft damage Destroyed, written off
Aircraft fate w/o
Location Chita Airport (HTA)   Russia
Phase Landing
Nature Passenger - Scheduled
Departure Airport Barnaul Airport (BAX/UNBB)
Destination Airport Chita Airport (HTA/UIAA)
Narrative The Tu-154 came in well above the glide-path on finals to Chita-Kadala and was 'forced down' by the pilot, touching down 240 m before the runway threshold. The tail broke off and the gear struts collapsed as a result.
It appeared that the centre of gravity was too far forward.

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