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Accident | |
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Date | 2 September 1970 |
Summary | Loss of control for reasons unknown |
Site | Near Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-124 |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | СССР-45012 |
Flight origin | Mineralnye Vody Airport |
Stopover | Rostov-on-Don Airport |
Destination | Vilnius Airport |
Occupants | 37 |
Passengers | 32 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 37 |
Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 3630 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot from Mineralnye Vody Airport to Vilnius Airport with a stop over at Rostov-on-Don Airport. On 2 September 1970, the Tu-124 operating this flight crashed after a loss of control at cruise altitude, 42 minutes after takeoff from Rostov-on-Don Airport. All 32 passengers and five crew members were killed.
The Air Accident Investigation Commission was unable to discover the root cause of the accident.