Aeroflot Flight 065
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-114, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 February 1966 |
| Summary | Crew and ATC errors |
| Site | |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-114 |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-76491 |
| Flight origin | Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russian SSR |
| 1st stopover | Conakry International Airport, Conakry, Republic of Guinea |
| Last stopover | Accra International Airport, Accra, Ghana |
| Destination | Maya-Maya Airport, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| Occupants | 66 |
| Passengers | 47 |
| Crew | 19 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 45 |
Aeroflot Flight 065 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot. On 17 February 1966, the Tupolev Tu-114 operated by the airline crashed during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, killing 21 of the 47 passengers and 19 crew members on board.[1]
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References
- ^ Khodarenok, Mikhail (15 November 2017). "«Огромный самолет Хрущева прибыл в США»" [Khrushchev's enormous plane arrived in the United States]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
