On 7 September 2011, the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash occurred, killing nearly the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League professional ice hockey team. A Yak-Service Yak-42, carrying the team to a game in Minsk, Belarus crashed on take-off from Tunoshna, killing 44 of the 45 occupants.
On September 7, 2011, a devastating air disaster struck the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team, wiping out almost its entire roster. The Yak-Service Yak-42 plane, carrying the team to a game in Minsk, Belarus, crashed during take-off from Tunoshna, killing 44 of the 45 people on board.