What the records say
- When
- 1 Apr 1970
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 55.23° N, 84.38° E
- Description
- 1970 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
- Deaths
- 45
- Injured
- 0
Aeroflot Flight 1661
1970 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
Aeroflot Flight 1661 was a passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-24 that crashed during its initial climb, 25 minutes after take-off from Tolmachevo Airport on 1 April 1970. All 45 people on board perished. An investigation revealed that the Antonov collided with a radiosonde, causing a loss of control.
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