Khabarovsk – Irkutsk – Omsk – Moscow
Flight / Schedule
Khabarovsk – Irkutsk – Omsk – Moscow
Aircraft
Tupolev TU-104Registration
CCCP-42370
MSN
8 66 013 01
Year of Manufacture
22
Date
June 30, 1962 at 08:53 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai
Region
Asia • Russia
Coordinates
55.9958°, 92.8078°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On June 30, 1962 at 08:53 PM, Khabarovsk – Irkutsk – Omsk – Moscow experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-104, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
84 people were known to be on board, 84 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 76, passenger fatalities: 76, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 meters, the copilot was able to send a short distress call and control was lost. The airplane entered a dive and the descent took about two minutes and thirty seconds before the airplane disintegrated in a wooded area located in Voznesenka, about 28 km east of the Krasnoyarsk Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 84 occupants were killed. It was later reported that all bodies shows traces of high temperature and burns.
Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-42370, MSN 8 66 013 01, year of manufacture 22.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.9958°, 92.8078°.
Fatalities
Total
84
Crew
8
Passengers
76
Other
0
Crash Summary
While cruising at an altitude of 9,000 meters, the copilot was able to send a short distress call and control was lost. The airplane entered a dive and the descent took about two minutes and thirty seconds before the airplane disintegrated in a wooded area located in Voznesenka, about 28 km east of the Krasnoyarsk Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 84 occupants were killed. It was later reported that all bodies shows traces of high temperature and burns.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
76
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 84
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Khabarovsk – Irkutsk – Omsk – Moscow
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Asia • Russia
Aircraft Details
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