Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 September 1970
Aircraft Type: Tupolev Tu-124
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Lithuania
Registration Number: CCCP-45012
Location: near Dnepropetrovsk –
ÿ Ukraine
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Component Affected: Tu-124 jet aircraftTu-124 jet aircraft
Category: Accident
A Tu-124 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Rostov-na-Donu at 14:55, losing control and subsequently crashing.A Tu-124 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Rostov-na-Donu at 14:55, losing control and subsequently crashing.
Description
The Tu-124 jet took off from Rostov-na-Donu (ROV) at 14:55. The airplane climbed to 9000 m and reported over Dnepropetrovsk at 15:31.Shortly afterward the airplane lost control and crashed.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff.Loss of control during takeoff.Share on:
