The Deadly Russian Aeroflot Flight 6502: Pilot Error and a Bet Gone Wrong

Airplanes are considered the safest mode of transportation in the world. True, in rare cases accidents happen that turn into major disasters. One such incident occurred on October 20, 1986 in Russia, caused by a bet between a pilot and his assistant.

There are some cases where pilot error is the sole cause of a fatal plane crash. One such example is the Russian Aeroflot flight 6502, which ended in an emergency landing, killing 70 people.

At that time, the State Security Committee (SSC) strictly controlled the media, so photos of the plane disaster were hidden from the public. The head of the fire service, Colonel Karpov, met with KGB officers who arrived at the scene within minutes of the disaster. After that, Karpov secretly took these photos out of the crash site, but it was not until many years later that the pictures reappeared in the public space.

2023-12-31 22:00:00
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