Aeroflot Flight 3932
 An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 September 1973 |
| Summary | Spatial disorientation after electrical failure |
| Site | 10 km southwest of Koltsovo Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-42506 |
| Flight origin | Koltsovo Airport |
| 1st stopover | Omsk Tsentralny Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Tolmachevo Airport |
| 3rd stopover | Kadala Airport |
| Last stopover | Khabarovsk Novy Airport |
| Destination | Knevichi Airport |
| Passengers | 100 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 108 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 3932 was a flight operated by Aeroflot from Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk to Omsk Tsentralny Airport, Soviet Union. On 30 September 1973 a Tupolev Tu-104 operating on the route crashed shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk, killing all 108 passengers and crew on board.[1]
Accident
The aircraft crashed due to incorrect indications by the main artificial horizon and the compass system, caused by a failure of the electrical supply, resulting in spatial disorientation of the pilots. The aircraft crashed approximately five miles from Koltsovo Airport.[2]
See also
Aeroflot Flight 964 which crashed just two weeks after Flight 3932 after experiencing a similar electrical failure.
References
- ^ "Accident synopsis, Tupolev Tu-104 CCCP-42486". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ Gero, David (1996). Aviation Disasters Second Edition. Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 121.