YAK-Service Flight 9633

YAK-Service Flight 9633 was an air accident that occurred at 16:02 (local time) on September 7, 2011. A Yakovlev Yak-42D passenger plane operated by the Russian airline Yak Service crashed in the Yaroslavl region (Russia). The plane overrun the runway at Tunoshna airport before taking off, hitting an antenna mast, caught fire and crashed on the Volga River bank. 44 people died, including all members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team.
The tragedy is commonly known as the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash.
Investigation.
Investigation determined that several factors caused the accident. This includes poor training, incorrect calculation of takeoff speed by the flight crew, and bad application of wheel braking by one of the pilots, who had incorrectly placed feet on the pedals. It was later revealed that the pilot had used forged documents to obtain permission to fly the plane, and that both crew members did not have the needed training to fly the Yak-42.