Air disaster

Aeroflot Flight 3603

17 Nov 1981 · 69.29° N, 87.30° E

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When
17 Nov 1981
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
69.29° N, 87.30° E
Description
aviation accident
Deaths
99
Injured
68
Cause
controlled flight into terrain

Aeroflot Flight 3603

1981 aviation accident

Aeroflot Flight 3603 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kraysnoyarsk Airport in Krasnoyarsk, Soviet Union, to Noril'sk Airport in Noril'sk, Soviet Union. On November 17, 1981, the Tupolev Tu-154 flying this route crashed while attempting to land at Noril'sk Airport. Of the 167 passengers and crew on board, 99 were killed in the accident.

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