Aeroflot Flight 418

Aeroflot Flight 418
An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved in the accident.
Accident
Date1 June 1976 (1976-06-01)
SummaryInconclusive (possibly due to radar failure)
SiteMount San Carlos, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
3°30′N 8°42′E / 3.500°N 8.700°E / 3.500; 8.700
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-154A
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-85102
Flight originQuatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda, Angola
StopoverMalabo International Airport, Bioko, Equatorial Guinea
1st stopoverN'Djamena International Airport, Chad
Last stopoverTripoli International Airport, Libya
DestinationSheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupants46
Passengers36
Crew10
Fatalities46
Survivors0

Aeroflot Flight 418 was an international passenger flight from Luanda to Moscow Sheremetyevo with three intermediate stops. On 1 June 1976, the Tupolev Tu-154A (CCCP-85102) operating the first leg of the flight, collided with Mount San Carlos of Bioko Island while en route. All 46 occupants onboard were killed as a result of the crash.

An investigation made by the commission was unable to conclude the cause of the crash but stated that the crash was due to radar failure onboard the aircraft.