| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 15, 1997 |
| Time: | 1835 |
| Location: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Operator: | Tajikistan Airlines |
| Flight #: | 3183 |
| Route: | Dushanbe - Sharjah |
| AC Type: | Tupolev TU-154 |
| Registration: | EY-85281 |
| cn / ln: | 78A-281 |
| Aboard: | 86 (passengers:77 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 85 (passengers:77 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed and burned while making an attempt to land. A number of errors by the crew resulted in the acccident. Not maintaining the height indicated during the last contact with the ATC. Not following instructions from the ATC. Crew fatigue and turbulence in the area contributed to the accident. |
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