Tupolev TU-104 crash, Feb 7, 1981 (50 killed), Pushkin AFB
Tupolev TU-104 accident on February 7, 1981 near Pushkin AFB, Leningrad oblast, Russia with 50 fatalities.
- Date: February 7, 1981
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-104
- Location: Pushkin AFB, Leningrad oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 50
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Soviet Navy Tupolev Tu-104A carrying senior Pacific Fleet officers crashed about eight seconds after takeoff from Pushkin AFB in light snow, killing all 50 people on board, including Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Emil Spiridonov.