Tupolev TU-16 crash, Aug 28, 1978 (7 killed), Hopen Islan...
Tupolev TU-16 accident on August 28, 1978 near Hopen Island Svalbard, Norway with 7 fatalities.
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-16
- Location: Hopen Island Svalbard, Norway
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
A Soviet Air Force Tupolev Tu-16 (an early model) crashed on Hopen Island, Svalbard, on 28 August 1978. All seven crew were killed. A four-person Norwegian weather team found the wreckage two days later. The cause was not stated in the source consulted.