Novossibirsk – Almaty

On January 13, 1977 at 06:14 PM, Novossibirsk – Almaty experienced a crash involving Tupolev TU-104, operated by Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines, with the event recorded near Almaty Almaty Province.

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.

90 people were known to be on board, 90 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: 82, passenger fatalities: 82, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Almaty Airport runway 23, while at an altitude of 400 metres, the left engine caught fire. An explosion occurred and the airplane descended at a speed of 150-190 km/h and crashed in flames in a snow covered field located 3,280 metres short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all 90 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CCCP-42369, MSN 8 66 012 03, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.9914°, 77.1967°.