ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-124V CCCP-45083 Murmansk-Kilpyavr Airport
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Date:Thursday 29 January 1970
Time:19:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic t124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Tupolev Tu-124V
Operator:Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate
Registration: CCCP-45083
MSN: 5351706
First flight: 1965
Total airframe hrs:7425
Cycles:5854
Engines: 2 Soloviev D-20P
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 32
Total:Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 38
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:29 km (18.1 mls) from Murmansk-Kilpyavr Airport (   Russia)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI), Russia
Destination airport:Murmansk-Kilpyavr Airport, Russia
Flightnumber: 145
Narrative:
The Tu-124 was on approach to Murmanks (MMK) when it flew into the side of a hill. The airplane slid down the snow-covered slope. Five occupants died on impact, six others died due to the low temperatures while they were awaiting rescue workers.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» airdisaster.ru
» Soviet Transports


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Distance from Leningrad-Pulkovo Airport to Murmansk-Kilpyavr Airport as the crow flies is 1031 km (644 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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