Tupolev TU-124 crash, Sep 2, 1970 (37 killed), Lihovka Za...
Tupolev TU-124 accident on September 2, 1970 near Lihovka Zapolishki Poltava oblast, Ukraine with 37 fatalities.
- Date: September 2, 1970
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-124
- Location: Lihovka Zapolishki Poltava oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 37
- Phase of flight: En route
An Aeroflot Tu-124 on a scheduled service from Mineralnye Vody to Vilnius climbed to 9000 m, then sent garbled radio messages and entered a steep dive. It crashed in a cornfield near Dnipropetrovsk, killing all 37 people on board.