Aeroflot Flight 065 was a scheduled passenger flight operated by Aeroflot. On 17 February 1966, the Tupolev Tu-114 operated by the airline crashed during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, killing 21 of the 47 passengers and 19 crew members on board.
This was the only fatal crash involving the Tu-114.
Aircraft The Tu-114 involved, registration CCCP-74691 (c/n 64M472, s/n 47-02) was manufactured at the Kuibyshev Aircraft Plant on 16 December 1964 and on 18 November 1965 was transferred to the Main Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet, who assigned it to the Sheremetyevo Flight Detachment of the Transport Directorate of International Air Lines of Civil Aviation (TU MVL GA, later named TsU MVS). At the time of the crash, the aircraft had only 93 flight hours and 19 landings.
External links Crash narrative at airdisaster.ru Crash narrative at Aviation Safety Network
See also Aeroflot accidents and incidents Aeroflot accidents and incidents in the 1960s
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