Tupolev TU-104 crash, Sep 30, 1973 (108 killed), Sverdlov...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on September 30, 1973 near Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia with 108 fatalities. Cause: Electrical fault cut power...
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Sverdlovsk-Koltsovo Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 108
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Electrical fault cut power to the artificial horizons, leading to loss of control through spatial disorientation at night.
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B took off at night from Sverdlovsk Koltsovo and banked steeply after a left turn ordered by air traffic control. It entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area about 10 km from the airport, killing all 108 people aboard.