Aeroflot Flight 2003
Aeroflot Flight 2003 was operated on 3 January 1976 by a Tupolev Tu-124, registration СССР-45037, when it crashed 7 km (4.3 mi) after take-off from Moscow–Vnukovo Airport, on a domestic flight to Minsk-1 International Airport, and Brest Airport, Belarus. The crash killed all sixty-one on board and one in a house on the ground.[1][2]
An Aeroflot Tu-124, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 January 1976 |
| Summary | Instrument failure |
| Site | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°35′13″N 37°9′30″E |
| Total fatalities | 62 |
| Total survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-124V |
| Operator | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration | СССР-45037 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport |
| Stopover | Minsk-1 International Airport |
| Destination | Brest Airport |
| Occupants | 61 |
| Passengers | 56 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 61 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
Accident
The aircraft was on initial climb-out following take-off; as it entered clouds both artificial horizons failed, so the crew had no visual reference. The aircraft banked to the left, dived and crashed into a house 7 km (4.3 mi) from Vnukovo International Airport.[3][4]
References
- Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- "Туполев Ту-124В Бортовой №: СССР-45037". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Soviet Transport Database". Dutch Aviation Society.
- "Катастрофа Ту-124В Белорусского УГА в районе а/п Внуково". www.airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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