Tupolev TU-124 crash, Mar 7, 1968 (1 killed), Volgograd V...
Tupolev TU-124 accident on March 7, 1968 near Volgograd Volgograd oblast, Russia with 1 fatality.
- Date: March 7, 1968
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-124
- Location: Volgograd Volgograd oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Tupolev airliner on a short domestic service from Volgograd to Rostov on Don struck the ground just after takeoff. The crew pushed the spoiler switch by mistake during rotation, the aircraft climbed only 10 to 15 m and banked left, and it broke in three in a grassy area beside the runway. One crew member was killed and four others were seriously injured.