Tupolev TU-144 crash, May 23, 1978 (2 killed), Kladkovo M...
Tupolev TU-144 accident on May 23, 1978 near Kladkovo Moscow oblast, Russia with 2 fatalities. Cause: Fuel line rupture leading to an in flight fire.
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-144
- Location: Kladkovo Moscow oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel line rupture leading to an in flight fire
During a test flight from Ramenskoye a fire broke out in flight after engines were shut down as part of the test program. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a field, striking trees before the aircraft slid and came to rest in flames. Two flight engineers were killed and the six other crew members survived.