Tupolev TU-104 crash, Jun 30, 1962 (84 killed), Krasnoyar...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on June 30, 1962 near Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia with 84 fatalities. Cause: Official finding: stall and loss of...
- Date: June 30, 1962
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 84
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Official finding: stall and loss of spatial orientation in cloud
Aeroflot Flight 902, a Tupolev Tu 104A on a scheduled service from Khabarovsk to Moscow with stops, lost control in cloud near Krasnoyarsk on 30 June 1962. The aircraft hit the ground upside down about 28 km east of the airport and all 84 people on board died. The official finding was a stall and loss of spatial orientation, while an unofficial account says a stray air defence missile hit it.