The 5 Worst Football Air Disasters of all time
4. Dniprodzerzhynsk Mid-Air Collision
In August 1979, the Pakhtakor FK soccer team had reached the Soviet Top League. Moreover, it was the only Uzbek soccer club to hold that distinction. Everything was rosy till the during a flight to play Dinamo Minsk where disaster struck.
During the course of the flight, the plane carrying Pakhtakor FK collided head-on with another plane over the Ukranian town of Dneprodzerzhinsk. The collision killed all 178 people aboard the flight. This accident occurred primarily due to miscommunication among the two pilots.
It was a tragedy that shook the foundations of Pakhtakor club to the very core. Also, the entire Soviet soccer league would never be the same again.
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