1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash

When

7 Feb 1981

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

59.67° N, 30.32° E

Description

aviation accident

Deaths

50

Plane crash in Leningrad, USSR

On 7 February 1981, a Tupolev Tu-104A passenger jet crashed during take off from Pushkin Airport near Leningrad, Soviet Union, resulting in the death of all 50 people on board, including 28 high-ranking Soviet military personnel. The official investigation concluded that the aircraft was improperly loaded.

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