Aeroflot Flight 964
 An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 October 1973 |
| Summary | Spatial disorientation after electrical failure |
| Site | 16 km north-west of Domodedovo Airport |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-42486 |
| Flight origin | Kutaisi Airport, Georgia |
| Destination | Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russia |
| Passengers | 114 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 122 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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
- ^ "Accident synopsis, Tupolev Tu-104 CCCP-42486". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ a b "The Soviet Transport Database". Scramble / Dutch Aviation Society. Retrieved 30 December 2012.