On 7 September 2011, YAK-Service Flight 9633, a Yakovlev Yak-42 charter flight operated by YAK-Service carrying players and coaching staff of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team, crashed on take-off near Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. All but one of the 45 people on board were killed. The aircraft overran the runway at Tunoshna Airport before briefly lifting off, striking an antenna mast, catching fire, and crashing on the bank of the Volga river.[1] The tragedy is commonly known as the Lokomotiv hockey team disaster.[2][3][4]YAK-Service Flight 9633The wreckage of Yak Service Flight 9633 in Volga RiverAccidentDate7 September 2011SummaryRunway overrun and stall on take-off; pilot error and poor trainingSite2 km (1.2 mi) west of Tunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia57°33'01?N 40°07'18?EAircraftAircraft typeYakovlev Yak-42DOperatorYAK-ServiceICAO flight No.AKY9633Call sign434RegistrationRA-42434Flight originTunoshna Airport, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Oblast, RussiaDestinationMinsk National Airport, Minsk, Minsk Oblast, BelarusOccupants45Passengers37Crew8Fatalities44Injuries1Survivors1Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, a member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), was on its way to Minsk, Belarus, to start the 2011–12 season.[citation needed] All players from the main roster and four from the youth team were on board and died in the accident. The only survivor was the aircraft's mechanic.The subsequent investigation determined that several factors contributed to the accident, including poor training; the incorrect calculation of the take-off speed by the flight crew; and the inadvertent application of wheel braking by one of the pilots, who had improperly placed his feet on the pedals.[5] It was later revealed that the pilot had used falsified documents to obtain permission to fly the aircraft, and that both crew members lacked the training necessary to fly the Yak-42.[6]