Incident Overview
Date: Friday 17 October 1958
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-104A
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-42362
Location: 27 km W of Kanash –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 80 / Occupants: 80
Component Affected: Tu-104 aircraftTu-104 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Tu-104 aircraft, en route from Beijing to Moscow, experienced a near-vertical dive due to fog and altitude loss during an en route stop at Omsk. The aircraft subsequently altered course to Sverdlovsk, resulting in a near-vertical descent to 12,000 meters. Loss of airspeed and control led to a crash adjacent to a railroad track.A Tu-104 aircraft, en route from Beijing to Moscow, experienced a near-vertical dive due to fog and altitude loss during an en route stop at Omsk. The aircraft subsequently altered course to Sverdlovsk, resulting in a near-vertical descent to 12,000 meters. Loss of airspeed and control led to a crash adjacent to a railroad track.
Description
The Tu-104 departed Beijing on a flight to Moscow carrying Chinese and North Korean delegations. An en route stop was made at Omsk. Because of fog, the airplane could not land at Moscow. Flying at an altitude of 10.000 m the crew changed course to the alternate, Sverdlovsk. The Tu-104 entered an area of a powerful upstream and ascended to 12.000 m. Airspeed was lost and the crew lost control and the airplane entered a near vertical dive. Descending through 2000 m, the crew were able to correct the angle of descent a bit, but it was too late for recovery. The airplane crashed next to a railroad track.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Fog conditions and altitude loss during an en route stop.Fog conditions and altitude loss during an en route stop.Share on:
