Aeroflot Flight 120
1959 aviation accident in Uzbekistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aeroflot Flight 120 was an international Soviet passenger flight from Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan to Tashkent International Airport in the Uzbek SSR. On 13 December 1959 the Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-14P operating the flight crashed in the Boysun District killing all 25 passengers and 5 crew on board.
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Accident | |
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Date | 13 December 1959 |
Summary | Collision with a mountain due to crew error |
Site | Boysun Tau Mountains, 27 km northeast of Boysun, Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-14 |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | СССР-91577 |
Flight origin | Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan |
Stopover | Termez Airport, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union |
Destination | Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan, Soviet Union |
Occupants | 30 |
Passengers | 25 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 30 |
Survivors | 0 |
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