1978 Yegoryevsk Tu-144 crash

1978 Yegoryevsk Tu-144 crash

СССР-77110, sister aircraft to the Tu-144 involved in the crash
Accident
Date	23 May 1978
Summary	Crash landing following in-flight fire due to fuel leak
Site	Near Yegoryevsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now in Russia) 55°23′41″N 38°51′38″E / 55.39472°N 38.86056°E / 55.39472; 38.86056
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-144D
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	СССР-77111
Flight origin	Ramenskoye Airport
Destination	Ramenskoye Airport
Occupants	8
Crew	8
Fatalities	2
Survivors	6

The 1978 Yegoryevsk Tu-144 crash occurred during a test flight of a Tupolev Tu-144 on 23 May 1978. The aircraft suffered a fuel leak, which led to an in-flight fire in the right wing, forcing the shutdown of two of the aircraft's four engines. One of the two remaining engines subsequently failed, forcing the crew to make a belly landing in a field near Yegoryevsk, Moscow Oblast. Two flight engineers were killed in the ensuing crash, but the remaining six crew members survived. The accident prompted a ban on passenger flights of the Tu-144, which had already been beset by numerous problems, leading to a lack of interest that ultimately resulted in the Tu-144 program's cancellation.