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Date: | August 02, 1988 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Operator: | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Sofia - Varna |
AC Type: | Yakovlev YAK-40 |
Registration: | LZ-DOK |
cn / ln: | 9620247 |
Aboard: | 37 (passengers:33 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 29 (passengers:26 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed on takeoff from Sophia airport en route to Varna. Possible crew error. The stabilizer was set in the full "Down" position, instead it was supposed to be set between 2.5-3 degrees in "the Up" position. |