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Aeroflot Flight 331 crash

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Aeroflot Flight 331


Aeroflot Flight 331

Aeroflot Flight 331, refers to an Ilyushin Il-62M, registration CCCP-86614, that was operated by the International Civil Aviation Directorate of Aeroflot as an international scheduled MoscowFrankfurtLisbonHavana passenger service, and crashed 1 km (0.62 mi) away from José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, on 27 May 1977 after it hit power lines on its final approach to the airport in poor weather.[2][3] It was disclosed the aircraft was attempting an emergency landing, having one of its engines on fire.[3][4] Only two of the 70 occupants on board survived; another person on the ground was also killed.[2][5]

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