Aeroflot Flight 145

Aeroflot Flight 145
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 similar to the one that crashed
Accident
Date29 January 1970 (1970-01-29)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain (CFIT)
Site Soviet Union Kola District, Murmansk Region (RSFSR, USSR)
68°50′41.91″N 32°2′22.78″E / 68.8449750°N 32.0396611°E / 68.8449750; 32.0396611 (approximately)
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-124V
Operator RSFSR Aeroflot (Northern UGAF, Leningrad OAO)
RegistrationCCCP-45083
Flight origin RSFSR Pulkovo Airport (Leningrad, RSFSR)
Destination RSFSR Kilp-Yavr (Murmansk-3), RSFSR
Occupants38
Passengers32
Crew6
Fatalities11
Survivors27

Aeroflot Flight 145 was an aviation accident that occurred on Thursday, 29 January 1970, near Murmansk, involving a Tu-124V aircraft operated by Aeroflot. The flight, from Leningrad to Murmansk, crashed, resulting in 11 fatalities.