Aeroflot Flight 6709

Aeroflot Flight 6709

An Aeroflot Tu-154, similar to the one involved
Accident
Date	19 May 1978 (1978-05-19)
Summary	Triple engine failure due to fuel starvation
Site	Near Maksatikha, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 57°46′36″N 35°58′09″E / 57.7766°N 35.9692°E / 57.7766; 35.9692
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Tupolev Tu-154B
Operator	Aeroflot
Registration	CCCP-85169
Flight origin	Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Destination	Pulkovo Airport
Occupants	134
Passengers	126
Crew	8
Fatalities	4
Injuries	27
Survivors	130

Aeroflot Flight 6709 was a Tupolev Tu-154B on a domestic route from Baku to Leningrad on 19 May 1978. While cruising, fuel starvation affected the flow of fuel to the aircraft's three Kuznetsov NK-8 engines, causing the engines to stop.^[1][2] This issue was possibly as a result of poor aircraft design.^[3]