 СССР-77102, the Tu-144S involved in the accident, seen at the 1973 Paris Air Show, the day before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 June 1973 |
| Summary | Crashed after in-flight structural failure |
| Site | Goussainville, Val-d'Oise 49°01′33″N 2°28′28″E / 49.02583°N 2.47444°E |
| Total fatalities | 14 |
| Total injuries | 60 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-144S |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | СССР-77102 |
| Flight origin | Paris–Le Bourget Airport |
| Destination | Paris–Le Bourget Airport |
| Occupants | 6 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 8 |
| Ground injuries | 60 |
The 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash of Sunday 3 June 1973 destroyed the second production model of the Russian supersonic Tupolev Tu-144. The aircraft disintegrated in the air while performing extreme manoeuvres and fell on the town of Goussainville, Val-d'Oise, France, killing all six crew members and eight people on the ground.[1][2][3] The crash ended the development program of the Tupolev Tu-144.[4] The official inquest did not conclusively determine the cause of the accident and several theories have been proposed.
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- ^ "Soviet SST crash kills 14". Milwaukee Sentinel. (Wisconsin, U.S.). UPI. 4 June 1973. p. 1.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "15 killed as Russia's Concorde explodes". Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1973. p. 1.
- ^ " Crash of the Tupolev 144 on 3 June 1973 video." ORTF, 8:00 p.m. news broadcasting, 3 June 1973, on the INA website , ina.fr.