Air disaster

Aeroflot Flight 964

13 Oct 1973 · 55.50° N, 37.66° E

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When
13 Oct 1973
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
55.50° N, 37.66° E
Description
October 1973 Tupolev Tu-104 crash near Moscow
Deaths
122
Injured
0
Cause
spatial disorientation

Aeroflot Flight 964

October 1973 Tupolev Tu-104 crash in Moscow

Aeroflot Flight 964 was a flight operated by Aeroflot from Kutaisi Airport, Georgia to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, Russian SFSR. On 13 October 1973, the Tupolev Tu-104 operating on the route crashed during its approach to Moscow, killing all 122 passengers and crew on board. It remains the deadliest accident involving a Tupolev Tu-104.

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