Operator Nationality: Operator Tajikistan
Operator: Tajikistan Airlines
Occurrence Date: 15-Dec-97
Status: Final
Time: 00-Jan-00
Aircraft Type: Tupolev 154B-1
Aircraft Manufacturer: Tupolev Design Bureau
Registration: EY-85281
Operator Nationality: Tajikistan
Construction Number: 78A-281
First Flight: 1978
Crew Occupants: 7
Passengers Occupants: 79
Total Occupants 86
Crew Fatalities: 6
Passengers Fatalities: 79
Total Fatalities: 85
Airplane Damage: Written off
Airplane Fate: Unknown
Occurrence Country: UAE
Occurrence Location: 13 km (8.1 mls) from Sharjah
Occurrence Phase: Approach (APR)
Flight Nature: Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure Airport: Dushanbe Airport (DYU/UTDD)
Departure Airport-location: Tajikistan
Destination Airport: Sharjah Airport (SHJ/OMSJ)
Destination Airport-location: United Arab Emirates
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