What the records say
- When
- 17 Mar 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 55.60° N, 37.27° E
- Description
- 1979 Tupolev Tu-104 crash near Moscow
- Deaths
- 58
Aeroflot Flight 1691
1979 aviation accident
Aeroflot Flight 1691 crashed near Moscow Vnukovo Airport on 17 March 1979 killing 58 of the 119 people on board. The Tupolev Tu-104B operating the flight was overloaded and the crew received a false fire alarm.
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