 An Aeroflot Tu-124, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 August 1979 |
| Summary | Loss of control followed by breakup in air |
| Site | Town of Inokovka, Vorona River floodplains, Tambov Oblast, Russian SFSR 52°31′30″N 42°36′0″E / 52.52500°N 42.60000°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-124V |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | СССР-45038 |
| Flight origin | Odesa International Airport, Odesa, Ukrainian SSR |
| Stopover | Boryspil International Airport, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR |
| Destination | Kazan Airport, Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR |
| Passengers | 58 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 63 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aeroflot Flight 5484 (Russian: Рейс 5484 Аэрофлота Reys 5484 Aeroflota) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Odesa to Kazan with a stopover in Kyiv that experienced loss of control followed by breaking up in the air on 29 August 1979 over the Tambov Oblast, killing all 63 people on board. It remains the deadliest Tu-124 crash and regular passenger services with the Tu-124 were permanently suspended after the accident,[1] but the Tu-124 was still used by the Soviet military after the accident.[2]
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