Tupolev TU-124 crash, Nov 11, 1965 (32 killed), Murmansk...
Tupolev TU-124 accident on November 11, 1965 near Murmansk Murmansk oblast, Russia with 32 fatalities. Cause: The pilots descended below the glidepath...
- Date: November 11, 1965
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-124
- Location: Murmansk Murmansk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilots descended below the glidepath without noticing their mistake, and the airport was not equipped with glidepath approach lights.
Aeroflot Flight 99, a Tupolev 124 on a scheduled service from Leningrad to Murmansk, crashed on 11 November 1965 while approaching Murmansk Airport at night in snow. The aircraft struck the icy surface of Lake Kilpyavr about 1.5 km short of runway 31, lost its left wing and came to rest in shallow water. 32 of the 64 people on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.