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Aeroflot Flight 1661
1970 aviation accident in the Soviet Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aeroflot Flight 1661 was a passenger flight operated by an Antonov An-24 that crashed during its initial climb, 25 minutes after take-off from Tolmachevo Airport on 1 April 1970. All 45 people on board perished. An investigation revealed that the Antonov collided with a radiosonde, causing a loss of control.
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![]() An Antonov An-24 similar to the accident aircraft | |
Accident | |
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Date | 1 April 1970 (1970-04-01) |
Summary | Collision with weather balloon |
Site | 20 km southeast of Toguchin, Soviet Union |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Antonov An-24B |
Operator | Aeroflot |
Registration | CCCP-47751 |
Flight origin | Tolmachevo Airport, Ob |
Stopover | Yemelyanovo International Airport, Krasnoyarsk |
Destination | Bratsk Airport |
Occupants | 45 |
Passengers | 40 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 45 |
Survivors | 0 |
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