Aeroflot flight 964
| Aeroflot flight 964 | |
|---|---|
 An Aeroflot Tu-104B |
|
| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Loss of orientation after instrument failure |
| place | 17 km northwest of Moscow Domodedovo Airport |
| date | October 13, 1973 |
| Fatalities | 122 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104B |
| operator | Aeroflot (Georgia) |
| Mark | CCCP-42486 |
| Departure airport | Kopitnari Airport |
| Destination airport | Moscow Domodedovo Airport |
| Passengers | 114 |
| crew | 8th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
Aeroflot flight 964 was a scheduled flight from Kutaisi to Moscow that ended on October 13, 1973 in the crash of a Tupolev Tu-104 .
course
The Tu-104, which took off from Kopitnari Airport at 6:10 p.m., was supposed to make a right turn at around 8:16 p.m. at an altitude of 400 meters. The pilots tilted the aircraft 40 ° to the right. Shortly thereafter, the machine leaned 75 degrees to the left, fell in a spiral to the ground, and exploded. The wreckage of the Tu-104 damaged a power line , causing a power outage in several villages. All 122 people, including eight stowaways , died. It is the most serious aircraft accident involving a Tu-104.
Cause of accident
The reason for the crash was determined to be the failure of the artificial horizon and the course top due to a power failure in the system of both devices. Because it was already dark and cloudy , the pilots lost their bearings and crashed.
Similar accidents
Just 13 days earlier, a Tu-104B on Aeroflot flight 3932 crashed shortly after taking off from Yekaterinburg Airport . All 108 inmates died.
Web links
- Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Aircraft accident report on Airdisaster.ru
Coordinates: 55 ° 30 ′ 7.2 " N , 37 ° 39 ′ 7.2" E