Incident Overview
Date: Monday 4 June 1962
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-104B
Owner/operator: Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration Number: CCCP-42491
Location: 30 km NE of Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF) –
ÿ Bulgaria
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: No. 1 engineNo. 1 engine
Category: Accident
A Tu-104 aircraft carrying cargo to Moscow experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a collision with a mountain slope. The aircraft then executed a turn-back maneuver, impacting the slope.A Tu-104 aircraft carrying cargo to Moscow experienced a catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff, resulting in a collision with a mountain slope. The aircraft then executed a turn-back maneuver, impacting the slope.
Description
The Tu-104 jet was carrying a cargo of cherries from Sofia to Moscow. Shortly after takeoff the no. 1 engine failed. The airplane flew in clouds when the crew initiated a turn back to the airport. It then struck the slope of Mount Baba.
Source of Information
http://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=252, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttp://airdisaster.ru/database.php?id=252, https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Engine failure of the no. 1 engine.Engine failure of the no. 1 engine.Share on:
