Airplane Crash - Near Irkutsk, Russia 07/25/1971
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Irkutsk, Russia
Date | 07/25/1971 |
Location | Near Irkutsk, Russia |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Route | Novosibirsk - Irkutsk |
Type | Tupolev TU-104B |
Registration | CCCP-42405 |
Cn/In | 820202 |
Aboard | 126 |
Fatalities | 97 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | While landing at Irkutsk Airport the aircraft landed short of the runway after an excessive rate of sink. The left wing separated and the plane burst into flames. |
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