Accident description
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| Date: | 07 DEC 1973 |
| Type: | Tupolev 104B |
| Operator: | Aeroflot / Georgia |
| Registration: | CCCP-42503 |
| C/n / msn: | 021901 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18300 |
| Cycles: | 10983 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 72 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Moskva-Domodedovo (Russia) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD), Russia |
Weather was poor as the Tu-104 approached with high speed. The wing touched ground as the crew tried to decerate. The airplane crashed.
Sources:
» Soviet Transports
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
