Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154
An Uzbekistan Airways Yak-40 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 January 2004 |
| Summary | Crashed on landing due to pilot error |
| Site | Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent 41°15′41″N 69°18′35″E / 41.26139°N 69.30972°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-40 |
| Operator | Uzbekistan Airways |
| Registration | UK-87985 |
| Flight origin | Termez Airport, Termez, Uzbekistan |
| Destination | Tashkent International Airport, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Occupants | 37 |
| Passengers | 32 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 37 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 (HY1154/UZB1154) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight which was operated by Uzbekistan flag carrier Uzbekistan Airways from Termez Airport in the city of Termez, near the Afghanistan border, to Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent. On 13 January 2004 the aircraft operating the flight, a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered in Uzbekistan as UK-87985, collided with a radar station while landing at Tashkent, flipped over, caught fire and exploded, killing all 37 people on board. Weather was reportedly sub par for flying.