Tupolev TU-104 crash, Jan 13, 1977 (90 killed), Almaty Al...
Tupolev TU-104 accident on January 13, 1977 near Almaty Almaty Province, Kazakhstan with 90 fatalities.
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Almaty Almaty Province, Kazakhstan
- Fatalities: 90
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Aeroflot Flight 3843, a Tupolev Tu-104A on a scheduled service to Almaty, suffered a left engine fire on final approach. After an explosion the aircraft descended steeply and crashed in flames in a snow covered field about 3,280 metres short of the runway. All 90 occupants were killed.