Aeroflot Flight 145

Aeroflot Flight 145Thursday January 29, 1970
Collided with a snow-covered rocky mountain slope 40 km northeast of Batagay Airport at an altitude of 1020 meters. The crew had initiated a descent prematurely.

Crash Details

DateThursday January 29, 1970
LocationNear Murmansk, Russia
Passengers32
Crew6
Fatalities11
Survivors27
Aircraft TypeTupolev TU-124
OperatorAeroflot
RegistrationCCCP-45083
Flight OriginLeningrad
Flight Destination Murmansk
Near Murmansk, Russia
Aeroflot
Tupolev TU-124
1970