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Aeroflot Flight 2003 
Summary
Aeroflot Flight 2003 was operated on 3 January 1976 by a Tupolev Tu-124, registration СССР-45037, when it crashed 7 km after take-off from Moscow–Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW), on a domestic flight to Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP/UMMM), and Brest Airport (BQT/UMBB), Belarus. The crash killed all sixty-one on board and one in a house on the ground.[1][2]
 An Aeroflot Tu-124, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 January 1976 |
| Summary | Instrument failure |
| Site | Vnukovo International Airport, Moscow, Russia 55°35′13″N 37°9′30″E / 55.58694°N 37.15833°E |
| Total fatalities | 62 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-124V |
| Operator | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate |
| Registration | СССР-45037 |
| Flight origin | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO/UUWW) |
| Stopover | Minsk-1 International Airport (MHP/UMMM) |
| Destination | Brest Airport (BQT/UMBB) |
| Passengers | 56 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 62 (all on board, plus one on ground) |
| Survivors | 0 |
Description of the accident edit
The aircraft was on initial climb-out following take-off; as it entered clouds both artificial horizons failed, so the crew had no visual reference. The aircraft banked to the left, dived and crashed into a house 7 km from Vnukovo International Airport.[3][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
- ^ "Туполев Ту-124В Бортовой №: СССР-45037". russianplanes.net. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Soviet Transport Database". Dutch Aviation Society.
- ^ "Катастрофа Ту-124В Белорусского УГА в районе а/п Внуково". www.airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 20 March 2017.