Tupolev TU-104 crash, Aug 29, 1973, Nicosia Nicosia
Tupolev TU-104 accident on August 29, 1973 near Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus with no fatalities. Cause: Landing overrun: the crew did not stop within the...
- Date: August 29, 1973
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Nicosia Nicosia, Cyprus
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing overrun: the crew did not stop within the available runway length, after which the aircraft turned and skidded off the runway.
A CSA Tu-104A landing at Nicosia overran the runway, turned off to the right and came to rest in flames about 150 metres beyond the runway end. All 70 occupants escaped, nine of them injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.