Plane crash of the Tu-124V Lithuanian CAA in Volokolamsk district of Defense

• Date of the crash: 16.12.1973, the

• The time of the crash: 19: 13

• Country of the crash: the USSR
• Place the crash: Moscow region, near the village. Karacharovo Volokolamsk district

• Type of aircraft: Tu-124V

• Registration of aircraft: SSSR45061

• Name of air carrier Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: Lithuanian CAA

• Flight: 2022 

Chronology of events: Plane in 19: 13: 10 hit the ground in a field in 480 m east of the village Karacharovo with MK = 60 degrees with a negative pitch angle greater 80 degrees airspeed approximately 900 km / h and collapsed completely. On the site of the crash appeared crater with a depth 15 m. The wreckage was scattered over an area 190h140 m. Current conditions: Cloudy layered 10 points ,, broken-layered height 300 m, the upper limit of cloud m 1500. 2-4 visibility km, haze, temperature ° C -3 quietly.

Data on victims:

• Total on board were people 51: 5 46 crew members and passengers. Total killed 51 people: crew 5, 46 passengers.

Details of the crash:

• Phase of flight: Horizontal (cruising) flight

• Identify the causes of the crash: the shortcomings in the design, equipment failure

Data on the plane:

• aircraft Brand: Tu-124V

• Aircraft ID: USSR-45061

• Country where registered aircraft: the USSR

• Date of manufacture of the aircraft: 25.04.1964

• Serial number of the aircraft: 4351406

• Hours aircraft: 14903

• The cycles of use of the aircraft: 13832

• Drive: With 8844001 854247

Flight data:

• Flight: 2022

• Tour type: Regular passenger

• The aviation company Aeroflot (USSR)

• Division: Lithuanian CAA

• The country, which was registered aviation company: USSR

• I am flying from Vilnius

• Flying in Moscow (Vnukovo)

• Original item: Vilnius

• A final point: Moscow (Vnukovo)

Additional information:

Information about the crew:

• KBC Stepan S. Boiko

• copilot Eugenijus Vatslavovich Kornila

• navigator Juozas Vlado Chasas

• mechanic Juno Markovic Shamaev

• flight attendant Maria Mefodevna Cricova