- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 17, 1958 |
Time: | 2130 |
Location: | Near Kanash, Russia |
Operator: | Aeroflot |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Peking - Moscow |
AC Type: | Tupolev TU-104A |
Registration: | CCCP-42362 |
cn / ln: | 86601002 |
Aboard: | 80 (passengers:71 crew:9) |
Fatalities: | 80 (passengers:71 crew:9) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane was on a flight from Peking to Moscow at FL330 when it went out of control. The aircraft experienced extreme turbulence during a climb, stalled and plunged to earth and burned. The captain described everything as it happened as he attempted to recover from the uncontrolled descent, ending the radio transmission with a farewell. |
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