Accidents and Incidents
- On 26 September 1960, Vickers Viscount OE-LAF of Austrian Airlines crashed 11 km (6.8 mi) short of the runway at Sheremetyevo Airport. Thirty one of the 37 people on board were killed.
- On 27 November 1972 Japan Airlines Flight 446, a DC-8-62, crashed while in an initial climb on a route from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda). 9 of 14 crew members and 52 of 62 passengers died, with a total of 61 of 76 occupants dead.
- 6 July 1982 - Aeroflot Flight 411, an Ilyushin Il-62 crashed on take-off; all 90 on board were killed.
- 28 July 2002 - Pulkovo airlines, an Ilyushin Il-86 with 16 crew members and no passengers on board, crashed shortly after take-off. Two stewardesses survived.
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