Aeroflot Flight 2003
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 An Aeroflot Tu-124, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 January 1976 |
| Summary | Instrument failure, spatial disorientation, loss of control |
| Site | near Sanino, Moscow Oblast 55°35′13″N 37°9′30″E / 55.58694°N 37.15833°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-124V |
| Operator | Aeroflot, Belarus Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration | CCCP-45037 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow |
| Stopover | Minsk-1 International Airport, Minsk |
| Destination | Brest Airport, Brest |
| Occupants | 61 |
| Passengers | 56 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 61 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
Aeroflot Flight 2003 was operated on 3 January 1976 by a Tupolev Tu-124, registration CCCP-45037, when it crashed 7 km (4.3 mi) after take-off from Moscow–Vnukovo Airport, on a domestic flight to Minsk-1 International Airport, and Brest Airport, Belarus. The crash killed all sixty-one on board and one in a house on the ground.[1]
Aircraft
[edit]The Tu-124V involved was completed on 29 January 1963 and entered service with Aeroflot as CCCP-45037 on 10 February in the same year. Initially built in a 44 passenger configuration, it was later upgraded to a 56 passenger configuration. At the time of the crash, the aircraft had logged 17012 hours 22 minutes and 14409 cycles.[2]
Accident
[edit]The aircraft was on initial climb-out following take-off; as it entered clouds both artificial horizons failed for unknown reasons, so the crew had no visual reference. As a result, the pilots became disorientated and lost control. The aircraft banked to the left, dived and crashed into a house 7 km (4.3 mi) from Vnukovo International Airport.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Soviet Transport Database". Dutch Aviation Society.
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