A Tupolev 124V passenger plane crashed near Kuybyshev Airport (KUF) resulting in the loss of 30 passengers and nine crew members. The aircraft, operated by Aeroflot’s Privolzhsk division, was on a flight to Rostov and Sochi. The pilot was a trainee captain with a check airman in the right-hand seat, and the aircraft attained a high angle of attack shortly after takeoff, resulting in a sinking motion that struck a snow-covered field. An investigation determined the accident was likely caused by problems with the attitude indicators, possibly due to insufficient power at the time of the accident. The time elapsed between engine start and accident was just over two minutes, and water ingress is considered a possible contributing factor.A Tupolev 124V passenger plane crashed near Kuybyshev Airport (KUF) resulting in the loss of 30 passengers and nine crew members. The aircraft, operated by Aeroflot’s Privolzhsk division, was on a flight to Rostov and Sochi. The pilot was a trainee captain with a check airman in the right-hand seat, and the aircraft attained a high angle of attack shortly after takeoff, resulting in a sinking motion that struck a snow-covered field. An investigation determined the accident was likely caused by problems with the attitude indicators, possibly due to insufficient power at the time of the accident. The time elapsed between engine start and accident was just over two minutes, and water ingress is considered a possible contributing factor.