Tupolev TU-154 crash, Aug 24, 2004 (46 killed), Gluboki
Tupolev TU-154 accident on August 24, 2004 near Gluboki, Rostov oblast, Russia with 46 fatalities. Cause: A terrorist bomb detonated on board. The...
- Date: August 24, 2004
- Aircraft: Tupolev TU-154
- Location: Gluboki, Rostov oblast, Russia
- Fatalities: 46
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A terrorist bomb detonated on board. The explosive, which was carried aboard by passengers who had bypassed airport security, was identified from traces of hexogen in the debris.
A Siberia Airlines Tu-154 on a scheduled flight from Moscow to Sochi suffered an in-flight explosion at about 12,100 metres and crashed in a field near Gluboki, Rostov oblast. All 46 occupants were killed and the aircraft was totally destroyed. Investigators found traces of hexogen (RDX) in the wreckage.