 A Tupolev Tu-104B, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 January 1977 |
| Summary | Left engine fire leading to a loss of flight controls |
| Site | Near Almaty Airport, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104B |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | СССР-42369 |
| Flight origin | Khabarovsk Airport |
| Stopover | Novosibirsk |
| Destination | Almaty Airport |
| Occupants | 90 |
| Passengers | 82 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 90[1] |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 3843 was a Soviet Union commercial flight that crashed on January 13, 1977, after a left engine fire near Almaty Airport. All 90 people on board perished in the crash.[2]
- ^ "Катастрофа Ту-104А Дальневосточного УГА в районе а/п Алма-Ата". Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 104A СССР-42369 Alma-Ata Airport (ALA)". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 9 August 2016.