Tupolev TU-104 crash, Jul 13, 1963 (33 killed), Irkutsk-I...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on July 13, 1963 near Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia with 33 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: crew...
- Date: July 13, 1963
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Irkutsk-Intl Irkutsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 33
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain: crew received contradictory weather data, descended too early and left cloud less than 60 m above the ground (Wikipedia article)
Aeroflot Tu 104B CCCP 42492 on Flight 012 from Beijing to Moscow crashed while approaching its scheduled Irkutsk stopover on 13 July 1963. Thirty three of the 35 people aboard, including all eight crew, were killed, and the aircraft burned after it struck terrain short of the runway.