Kutaisi - Moscow

On October 13, 1973 at 08:18 PM, Kutaisi - Moscow experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-104, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Moscow-Domodedovo Moscow oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

122 people were known to be on board, 122 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: 114, passenger fatalities: 114, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Kutaisi, the crew started the descent to Moscow-Domodedovo by night and good weather conditions. On approach at an altitude of 1,300 feet, the airplane banked left to an angle of 75° then nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion in a potatoes field located 16,3 km from the runway threshold. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 122 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-42486, MSN 0 2 15 04, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.3416°, 37.8304°.