Tupolev ANT-20 crash, Dec 14, 1942 (36 killed), Tashkent...
Tupolev ANT-20 accident on December 14, 1942 near Tashkent Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan with 36 fatalities. Cause: Crew errors and loss of control...
- Date: December 14, 1942
- Aircraft: Tupolev ANT-20
- Location: Tashkent Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan
- Fatalities: 36
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew errors and loss of control after the horizontal stabilizer trimmer was activated, sending the aircraft into a dive.
A Tupolev ANT 20bis of Aeroflot (CCCP-L760) crashed on 14 December 1942 on a scheduled flight to Tashkent. All 36 aboard were killed.