Lviv - Kiev - Kuybyshev

On December 23, 1973 at 10:08 PM, Lviv - Kiev - Kuybyshev experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-124, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Vinniki Lviv Oblast.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following a night takeoff from Lviv-Snilow Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered a major technical failure on the left engine that caught fire. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in Vinniki, about 12 km east of the airfield. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 17 occupants have been killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-45044, MSN 3351104, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.8168°, 24.1388°.