Tupolev TU-104 crash, Oct 20, 1960 (3 killed), Ust-Orda I...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on October 20, 1960 near Ust-Orda Irkutsk oblast, Russia with 3 fatalities. Cause: Weather forced a diversion to Ust Orda. The...
- Date: October 20, 1960
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Ust-Orda Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Weather forced a diversion to Ust Orda. The crew aborted the approach when the nose gear light malfunctioned and the aircraft struck sloping terrain during the climb.
Aeroflot flight 5, a Tu 104A on the Moscow to Khabarovsk service, diverted to Ust Orda because of bad weather. The crew aborted the approach after a nose gear light malfunction and the aircraft struck sloping terrain while climbing and caught fire. Three crew members were killed and the other 65 people on board survived.