Aeroflot Flight 8556 · Pulkovo Airport

On May 23, 1991, Aeroflot Flight 8556 (Pulkovo Airport). 15 people died.

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Date
May 23, 1991
Place
Pulkovo Airport
Operator
Aeroflot
Killed
15
Injured
38
Position
59.800°N, 30.218°E
Wikidata ID
Q16662594

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Aeroflot Flight 8556 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Sukhumi to Leningrad. It crashed 13 meters short of the runway on approach killing 13 passengers.

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