Aeroflot Flight 343
Ilyushin Il-62M · Mechanical failure, runway excursion
From Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)
Event
- Event typeAccident: someone killed or seriously injured, or the aircraft substantially damaged (NTSB definition). Incident: an occurrence that affected or could have affected safety, short of that. Glossary
- Accident
- Event fatalities
- 7 · all aircraft and ground
- Ground fatalities
- Unknown
- Occupants
- 77
- Survivors
- 70
- InjuriesFatal: death within 30 days. Serious: over 48 hours in hospital within a week, most broken bones, severe bleeding, nerve or organ damage, or serious burns. Minor: anything less. Glossary
- 70
- OperationWhat kind of flying it was, grouped by the rules it flew under: airline (US Part 121), air taxi and commuter (Part 135), general aviation (Part 91 and similar), military or government. Glossary
- Airline
Ilyushin Il-62M
- Flight
- SU343
- Aircraft type
- Ilyushin IL-62
- Category
- Airplane · from aircraft type
- RegistrationThe aircraft's tail number, such as N12345 or G-ABCD. Registrations are reissued, so the same one years apart can be a different aircraft. Glossary
- CCCP-86470
- Operator
- Aeroflot
- Onboard fatalities
- 7
- Route
- From Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)To Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)
Cause areas
- Aircraft › Aircraft power plant
From the investigation findings the Wikipedia article reports, sorted into the NTSB's cause areas with AI assistance.
Approximate · Coordinates from the Wikipedia article; not checked against an investigation report.
From the Wikipedia article
On 29 September 1982, Aeroflot Flight 343, a scheduled international passenger flight flying from Moscow-Sheremetyevo Airport to Jorge Chávez International Airport, on a stopover at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, veered off the runway, fatally injuring seven occupants. The Ilyushin Il-62M operating the flight suffered a mechanical failure.
Accident
Aeroflot Flight 343 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight departing from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, to Jorge Chávez International Airport, Peru, via stopover flights at Luxembourg Findel Airport, Luxembourg and José Martí International Airport, Cuba. At 18:50 GMT (UTC+00:00), weather conditions at Luxembourg Findel Airport included winds of 4 kn with a wind direction of 120°, with visibility being described as "CAVOK".
The aircraft took off from Moscow at 16:15. At 19:21:33, the crew contacted Luxembourg Findel Airport's ATC announcing that they have the runway in sight. The crew subsequently obtained the authorization to land. After touching down at 19:23:23, the aircraft deviated towards the right. The aircraft, which the pilot was unable to control, was exiting the runway from the right side 1300 m away from the runway threshold. The aircraft continued to track on the earth moving further away from the runway. The aircraft struck a partially buried building and fell into a wooded ravine, lying 1200 m away from the runway threshold and 200 m away from the center of the runway.
The aircraft was destroyed by the crash and ensuing fire. The building was lightly damaged with trees being broken and burned.
Investigation and cause
Investigation
Following the accident, Luxembourgish authorities sent a notification of the crash to Soviet authorities as the aircraft was built, registered, and operated by the country. Luxembourgish aviation authorities requested that experts from Belgium's aeronautical administration conduct the investigation. A Soviet delegation participated in the investigation. In collaboration with Belgian experts, Soviet technical experts from the Ministry of Civil Aviation participated in the technical examinations of the engines and the thrust reversers at Luxembourg Findel Airport.
The investigation determined the probable cause of the accident to be mechanical failure of the thrust reversers on engine No.1:
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Sources
Wikipedia article: Aeroflot Flight 343
- Article
- Aeroflot Flight 343
- Revision
- 1361374321 · 2026-06-27 · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Wikidata
- Q16662495
- Licence
- Text CC BY-SA 4.0, by the article's authors; Wikidata CC0; town positions GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
Where each value comes from
- Record
- Wikipedia article "Aeroflot Flight 343" (page 53697046, revision 1361374321)
- Date
- Wikipedia infobox: date
- Place and country
- Wikipedia infobox: site; country from Wikidata (P17)
- Map position
- Wikipedia article coordinates
- Aircraft, operator and route
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft type, registration, operator, origin and destination; route airports from the linked airport articles' Wikidata codes (OurAirports)
- Operation
- airline flight number in the infobox
- Fatalities
- Wikipedia infobox: aircraft fatalities
- Ground fatalities
- not stated in the Wikipedia infobox
- Summary
- Wikipedia infobox: summary
Source notes (1)
- Wikipedia · Facts from the Wikipedia article's infobox and coordinates, not checked against an investigation report. Independent review pending.