Tupolev TU-104 crash, Mar 16, 1961 (7 killed), Sverdlovsk...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on March 16, 1961 near Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia with 7 fatalities. Cause: Metal fatigue cracks led to failure of a...
- Date: March 16, 1961
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Sverdlovsk Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Metal fatigue cracks led to failure of a compressor blade, which caused the right engine to fail with severe vibration; the inadvertent shutdown of the left engine was a contributing factor.
Aeroflot flight 068, a Tupolev Tu 104B, lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport at Sverdlovsk on 16 March 1961. The crew made an emergency landing on a frozen lake and the aircraft broke apart. Two crew members, three passengers and two people on the ground were killed.