Tupolev TU-104 crash, Apr 23, 1973 (2 killed), Leningrad-...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on April 23, 1973 near Leningrad-Shosseynaya Leningrad oblast, Russia with 2 fatalities.
- Date: April 23, 1973
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Leningrad-Shosseynaya Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Aeroflot Flight 2420 from Leningrad was hijacked after a passenger with a pistol and a grenade entered the cockpit, and the crew turned back. The grenade exploded in the cockpit, killing the hijacker and the flight engineer. The aircraft landed with a collapsed nose gear and the other occupants were unhurt.