Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 10 October 1971
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-104B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Ukraine
Registration Number: CCCP-42490
Location: 10 km SW of Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) –
ÿ Russia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Flight controls and cabin structure.Flight controls and cabin structure.
Category: Unlawful Interference
An explosion occurred on a commercial airplane traveling from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport (VKO), resulting in significant damage to the aircraft. An explosive device weighing approximately 0.4-0.8 kg was placed between the cabin wall and a passenger seat in the rear of the cabin near frame 45. The blast caused skin damage, rib fractures, and damage to stringers on the left side of the aircraft, leading to a roll and subsequent impact with the ground.An explosion occurred on a commercial airplane traveling from Moscow-Vnukovo Airport (VKO), resulting in significant damage to the aircraft. An explosive device weighing approximately 0.4-0.8 kg was placed between the cabin wall and a passenger seat in the rear of the cabin near frame 45. The blast caused skin damage, rib fractures, and damage to stringers on the left side of the aircraft, leading to a roll and subsequent impact with the ground.
Description
The airplane was climbing through an altitude of 1200 m after takeoff from Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO) when an explosion occurred. An TNT explosive device weighing 0,4-0,8 kg had been placed between the cabin wall and a passenger seat in the rear of the cabin near frame 45. The blast damaged skin, ribs and stringers on the left side and destroyed flight controls. The airplane rolled right and descended until it collided with the ground.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=53https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=53Primary Cause
Explosive device detonation.Explosive device detonation.Share on:
