Tupolev TU-124 crash, Aug 29, 1979 (63 killed), Kirsanov...
Tupolev TU-124 accident on August 29, 1979 near Kirsanov Tambov oblast, Russia with 63 fatalities. Cause: Undetermined. The flaps extended in flight...
- Date: August 29, 1979
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-124
- Location: Kirsanov Tambov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 63
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Undetermined. The flaps extended in flight and the cause could not be established; investigators could not decide whether the extension resulted from an electrical fault or from human action.
Aeroflot Flight 5484, a Tupolev Tu-124V on a scheduled flight from Odesa via Kiev to Kazan, lost control at cruise altitude at night on 29 August 1979. The flaps extended unexpectedly, the aircraft entered a spin and broke up in flight before crashing in a field near Kirsanov, Tambov Oblast. All 63 occupants were killed.