Aeroflot Flight 04
1958 aviation accident in the Soviet Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aeroflot Flight 04 (Russian: Рейс 04 Аэрофлота Reys 04 Aeroflota) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Khabarovsk to Moscow with a stopover in Irkutsk that crashed on 15 August 1958, killing all 64 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft. It was the first fatal accident involving a Tupolev Tu-104.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 15 August 1958 (1958-08-15) |
Summary | Stalled due to engine flameout, spatial disorientation and instrument failure |
Site | Khabarovsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR 49°48′N 132°57′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104A |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | СССР-Л5442 |
Flight origin | Khabarovsk Novy Airport, Khabarovsk |
Stopover | Irkutsk Airport, Irkutsk |
Destination | Vnukovo Airport, Moscow |
Occupants | 64 |
Passengers | 54 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 64 |
Survivors | 0 |
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