Narrative:
The Tu-104 was climbing through an altitude 4500 m when it experienced severe airframe vibration. The aircraft rolled and yawed uncontrollably before the crew lost control. The plane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a swampy area.
The Investigation Commission could not determine the cause of the disaster. It was deemed possible that activating the auto-pilot could lead to control issues in specific situations.
» Airdisaster.ru
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 3 September 1962 |
| Time: | 04:42 |
| Type: |  Tupolev Tu-104A |
| Operator: | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration: | CCCP-42366 |
| MSN: | 86601103 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4426 |
| Cycles: | 1760 |
| Engines: | 2 Mikulin AM-3M |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 79 / Occupants: 79 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 86 / Occupants: 86 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 96 km (60 mls) NE of Khabarovsk ( Russia)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Khabarovsk-Novy Airport (KHV/UHHH), Russia |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport (PKC/UHPP), Russia | |
| Flightnumber: | 03 |
The Tu-104 was climbing through an altitude 4500 m when it experienced severe airframe vibration. The aircraft rolled and yawed uncontrollably before the crew lost control. The plane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a swampy area.
The Investigation Commission could not determine the cause of the disaster. It was deemed possible that activating the auto-pilot could lead to control issues in specific situations.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Soviet Transports» Airdisaster.ru
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Khabarovsk-Novy Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport as the crow flies is 1692 km (1057 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Khabarovsk-Novy Airport to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport as the crow flies is 1692 km (1057 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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