1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash
On 7 February 1981, a Tupolev Tu-104A passenger jet crashed during take off from Pushkin Airport near Leningrad, Soviet Union, resulting in the death of all 50 people on board, including 28 high-ranking Soviet military personnel. The official investigation concluded that the aircraft was improperly loaded.
A Tu-104 similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 February 1981 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | 20 meters southwest of the runway at Pushkin Airport 59°40′29.1″N 30°19′26.5″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104A |
| Operator | Pacific Fleet of the Soviet Navy |
| Registration | СССР-42332 |
| Flight origin | Pushkin Airport |
| Stopover | Khabarovsk Novy Airport |
| Destination | Vladivostok Int'l Airport (1981: Knevichi Airport) |
| Occupants | 50 |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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