Monument to the players Pakhtakor
Memorial to those killed players of FC "Pakhtakor" can be found among the dense green square in the village Kurilovka under Dneprodzerzhinsk . Established in 2009, the memorial in honor of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy at the initiative of the widow of one of the victims of trainers.
Football club "Pakhtakor"
Football club from Tashkent was formed from players from different countries of the Soviet Union. In August 1979 the gold part of "Pakhtakor" has gone on competition in Minsk. Among them were 17 people: players, two coaches and the team doctor. After the tragedy in the skies over Dneprodzerzhinsk Football Club was replenished from other teams of the USSR, all of the players have passed voluntarily to change the team. In addition, the decision of the players union "Pakhtakor" remained in the top league, regardless of the results within three years after the crash.
Biggest crash in aviation history
Flights committed by Soviet aircraft near Dnepropetrovsk in August 1979, went down in history as the greatest number of victims of a plane crash in the USSR and the second - in the world. Two aircraft "TU-134" different configuration flew at 13:35 on Ukrainian space each to his own. The young manager who has worked in the change of more than six hours, made a mistake in calculations and sent two aircraft in a single corridor at the height of 8400 meters. The main change has calculated an error, but did not have time to correct it. At this point, both were in touch for more than 11 crews. These circumstances are explained by the geographical location of a flight corridor. Here goes isolation of several international destinations.
The consequences of the tragedy
After clarification of the dispatcher made a mistake, he was sentenced to 15 years` imprisonment. The young man could not stand the circumstances and committed suicide. His fellow shift was sentenced to the same term, but left early in the 2000s.
"Pakhtakor" continues his football activities revived with a new generation of players. In the hometown of the players who died was created Alley eternal glory.
After the plane crash that shook the world, significant changes were made to the control room flight control systems help to avoid such mistakes. Total in August 1979 killed 178 people.
