Aeroflot Flight 3932
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An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104B similar to the aircraft involved
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 30 September 1973 |
| Summary | Spatial disorientation after electrical failure |
| Site | 16 km north-west of Koltsovo Airport |
| Passengers | 100 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 108 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-42506 |
| Flight origin | Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union |
| Destination | Omsk Tsentralny Airport, Soviet Union |
Aeroflot Flight 3932 was a flight operated by Aeroflot from Koltsovo Airport, Sverdlovsk to Omsk Tsentralny Airport, Soviet Union. On 30 September 1973 a Tupolev Tu-104 operating on the route crashed shortly after takeoff from Sverdlovsk, killing all 108 passengers and crew on board.[1]
Accident
The aircraft crashed due to incorrect indications by the main artificial horizon and the compass system, caused by a failure of the electrical supply, resulting in spatial disorientation of the pilots. The aircraft crashed approximately five miles from Koltsovo Airport.[2]
See also
Aeroflot Flight 964 which crashed just two weeks after Flight 3932 after experiencing a similar electrical failure.
References
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