What the records say
- When
- 13 Jan 1955
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 55.62° N, 38.06° E
- Description
- 1955 aviation accident
Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1950s
Following is a list of accidents and incidents Aeroflot experienced in the 1950s. The deadliest event the Soviet Union's flag carrier went through in the decade occurred in October 1958 , when a Tupolev Tu-104 crashed en route to Sverdlovsk, then located in the Russian SSR, killing all 80 occupants on board. In terms of fatalities, the accident ranks as the eighth worst accident involving a Tu-104, as of July 2016.
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