Aeroflot Flight 964
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B similar to the aircraft involved
|
|
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 October 1973 |
| Summary | Spatial disorientation after electrical failure |
| Site | 16 km north-west of Domodedovo Airport |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 122 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-42486 |
| Flight origin | Kutaisi Airport, Georgia |
| Destination | Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russia |
Aeroflot Flight 964 was a flight operated by Aeroflot from Kutaisi Airport, Georgia to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russian SFSR. On 13 October 1973 a Tupolev Tu-104 operating on the route crashed during its approach to Moscow, killing all 122 passengers and crew on board. This was the deadliest accident involving a Tupolev Tu-104.[1]
Accident
During the approach at night and with bad visibility the power supply of the compass and the artificial horizon failed. The crew lost spatial orientation, entered a spin to the left and crashed in a field 16 km north-west of Domodedovo Airport.[2] All 114 passengers, including 8 irregular ones, and 8 crew were killed.[2]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Pages with reference errors
- Use dmy dates from July 2014
- Accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-104
- Aviation accidents and incidents in the Soviet Union
- Airliner accidents and incidents caused by electrical failure
- Aviation accidents and incidents in 1973
- 1973 in the Soviet Union
- Aeroflot accidents and incidents
